Smith stands by Gers defensive Euro tactics

RANGERS manager Walter Smith has mounted a forceful defence of the safety-first tactics which have taken his side to the brink of the Champions League knock-out stages.

Smith has no regrets about adopting the style of play which resulted in Rangers being accused by Barcelona’s Lionel Messi of playing “anti-football”.

And the former Scotland boss believes Rangers might have enjoyed greater European success during his first spell in charge at Ibrox, in the 1990s, if he had put the brakes on opposition teams back then.