Jo Potter Praises Support From Fans Ahead Of Scottish Cup Final

JO POTTER wants her Rangers side to use their good experiences of the season to fire them to Scottish Cup glory.

The Light Blues take on Hearts in the showpiece final at Hampden Stadium on Sunday afternoon as they look to round off their campaign with a second piece of silverware.

Speaking to RangersTV at the national stadium, the head coach wants her team to take the good parts of their successful cup runs to get them over the line.

She said: “I think it is huge, already being in a cup final this season brings lots of experience for the players and just feeling the emotions of the day.

“Feeling the pressures, coming through those pressures.

“We know how we started the game; we know how we ended the game, with it being in the same season you can really take a lot from it.

“We have got to bring it all together, no day everyone is perfect, football is not a perfect game to be had but we want to be as close to it as we can.

“We want to make it a good day, we have got to lean on the experiences that we had in the semi-final and the final previously.

“We have got to take that all into account and bring it all together on Sunday.

“It is a position that they have got to remember that they have earned.

“We have had a very good season, I think it is something that we have got to remember, we have ended it with in two cup finals, we have already got a trophy, then Champions League football.

“There is a lot to celebrate and there is a lot to smile about, it is tough coming off the back of last week but we have got to put that behind us which we have now.

“Spirits have been really high in training; full focus is on Sunday and we are really looking forward to the day.”

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The former Lioness has spoken of their weekend’s opponents but has encouraged her team to bow out on a high by claiming a domestic double in Glasgow.

She continued: “It can be quite inconsistent, they look very different on different pitches and playing away or at home.

“We have been very good at home this season; we know this type of pitch suits us.

“We play on similar surfaces at our training facility, we know this can play into our hands.

“We know the style of football that we do like to play, hopefully we can show that, we showed that in the semi-final and the final previously on another decent pitch.

Potter has praised the backing her side has received from the supporters this campaign and she wants fans to come give their backing to the team for one final time in 2023/24.

She added: “We see at the last game of the season the amount of support that we have got there, it is huge for us.

“It just brings us on a little bit more, the fans have been excellent all season.

“We spend a lot of time speaking to the fans at the end of the game and it means a lot to us and I know it means a lot to them as well.

“Hopefully they can come along and cheer us on and then end up with a good day.”

You can still get your hands on tickets to cheer on the Gers for the final time this season here, kicking off at 2.30pm this Sunday at Hampden Stadium, with the match also being shown live on BBC One Scotland.


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