Stuttgart Result Could Help Rangers Slip Into Top Gear Interview Interview Smith Hopes That Bougherra Goal Will Lead to Extra Edge in League, Reports Graeme Macpherson

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WALTER SMITH, it is probably not a surprise to learn, is a hard man to please. His side may top the Clydesdale Bank Premier League after the opening four matches but the Rangers manager has not been traversing the dressing room offering celebratory high fives or pats on the back.

In fact, it is possible to detect a slight frown when Smith stops to think about the start his team have made in their defence of the title, his frustration supplemented by an inability to work out just why it hasn't quite clicked so far as he would have liked. Sometimes, though, that missing spark can be found not by spending hours rehearsing training ground routines or via detailed team- talks, but from a gloriously spontaneous moment on the field.

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Stuttgart Result Could Help Rangers Slip Into Top Gear Interview Interview Smith Hopes That Bougherra Goal Will Lead to Extra Edge in League, Reports Graeme Macpherson

Smith's wish, then, is that Madjid Bougherra's slaloming run and crashing finish against VfB Stuttgart will represent far more than just a precious away point in Rangers' Champions League account. The surprise of se...

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