The Light Blues host Scottish Championship side Airdrieonians at Cappielow Park, kick-off 7:45pm, as they look to create another special evening following their emphatic 4-1 triumph over Alloa Athletic in the previous round.
Rangers are the only B team remaining in the competition heading into the last 16 and Lyall believes that very fact is testament to the quality within the side.
Speaking to the official Rangers website, the 20-year-old midfielder commented: “Going into the match, we’re viewing it is a chance to get into a quarter-final of a cup, then obviously you take the next game as it comes. The end goal is to win the trophy, so everyone is looking forward to it.
“We’re the only B team remaining in the competition, so that’s an accomplishment in itself considering there are Scottish Championship teams involved as well. The big aim is to go deep in the competition.
“Being at a club like Rangers, it’s important to win silverware, no matter at what level. The level that we’re at is B Team, so this is a trophy that we’re in to win. It’s our aim to do exactly that.
“It’s different football that you need to adapt to and play. In the last round against Alloa, perhaps not as much football got played, but it was a lot more physically demanding. They put us through our paces for a lot of the game, and it took us a while to break them down which you need to be able to do in these cup competitions.
“Airdrieonians are a very good footballing side and they have a good manager that gets them playing good football. It will be a test on the night, and it will be physical as well given they’re a Scottish Championship side, so we’re looking forward to testing ourselves against a physically good footballing team.
“They are a professional team in the second-tier and they won’t just have one dimension to their game; they will be able to switch it up if required. We need to be prepared for that on the night.”
The young Gers will once again be buoyed by a home support in Greenock, with the fans playing an integral role in pushing the side over the finish line against Alloa in September.
Rangers certainly left it late against the Wasps that evening, but it was a special evening for both Findlay Curtis (2006-born), who restored his side’s advantage with six minutes remaining, and Chris Eadie (2007-born) who won the penalty in which Lyall dispatched Rangers’ fourth in stoppage time.
The midfielder believes he has a responsibility as one of the more senior members of the squad to help instil belief into the younger members.
He continued: “It’s not so much guiding them as it making sure they belong at the level they’re playing. I think when you’re coming through as an Under-18s player and you’re competing at B Team level, you perhaps start to think that it’s above your level. But it’s not really.
“Josh [Gentles] showed against Queen’s Park, coming off the bench and scoring, Chris Eadie and Findlay Curtis have done likewise, that they’re good enough players to play at this level if they believe it themselves. It’s making sure that mindset is in their head.
“You feel as if you need to put on a show [for the fans] because they’ve paid their money to come and watch you play football. It gives you an added incentive to play well and put in a good performance.
“Often the supporters won’t see as many B Team matches and it’s only really word of mouth which gets around, so if they’re able to come and see you with their own eyes it gives everyone the opportunity to paint a picture of themselves in the supporters’ mind.”
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