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Ironically, a ‘fluid’ front three is a fairly specific thing, whereby players interchange with each other: one moment they are on the left or right wing, the next moment they are in front of goal, then on the other wing. While our front three do rotate to a degree, McKay will most often be on the left-wing, and Waghorn and Miller generally interchange on the right-wing and up top. By…
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Here’s the type of challenges that could await Hearts and Hibs in the next round of European competition.Hearts, Rangers, Hibs and Motherwell will discover who they may face in the third round of Champions League, Europa League and Conference League qualifying on Monday.Wouter Vrancken’s Jambos are in Austria on Tuesday for their second round qualifier first leg versus Sturm Graz while David Gray’s team from the other side of Edinburgh travel to FC Malisheva of Kosovo this Thursday. Motherwell begin life under Alfred Johansson at Fir Park against Faroese outfit HB Torshavn and play away in the second clash. First legs take place across July 21 and July 23 before return matches on July 28 and July 30.Rangers meanwhile enter the tournament they reached the final of four years ago in the penultimate qualification round. Ahead of those games, the Premiership trio in action this week will find out who comes next in Europe, if they are to progress out of their current ties. Rangers meanwhile will get a better idea of who their continental campaign will kick-off against. There is an added complication for Hearts who will drop into the Europa League if they lose to Sturm Graz while it’s win or bust for Hibs and Motherwell. Here’s all the information you need to know.Read MoreWhen are the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League third round qualifying draws?The Champions League, Europa League and Conference League third round qualifying draws take place on Monday, July 20. It begins with the Champions League at 11am and works through to the Europa at noon and Conference at 1pm. The draws take place in Nyon, Switzerland.Can I watch Champions League, Europa League and Conference League third round qualifying draws?Yes. They are not broadcast on TV but all of them can be streamed via the UEFA website or their YouTube channel. Who could Rangers, Hearts, Hibs and Motherwell face in Champions League, Europa League and Conference League qualifying?Seedings, groupings and the procedure will not be totally finalised until 8:30am on the morning of the draw. Looking at who Hearts could play in the event of a win against Sturm Graz, whoever comes out this tie, they are likely to be unseeded. It means Hearts could face Lyon, Bodo/Glimt, Olympiacos or Fenerbahce in the next round of the competition.Rangers will be seeded in the Europa League. They will be made to wait to see who comes through the Europa League second qualifying round and who drops down from the Champions League. They can’t draw Hearts but Sturm Graz could come into their path if the Jambos upset seedings in the competition above. Then it will be eyes on Fenerbahce vs Górnik Zabrze in the other UCL tie alongside second round Europa meetings such as; FC Sheriff Tiraspol (MDA) vs Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC (ISR), Hammarby IF (SWE) vs RSC Anderlecht (BEL), HNK Hajduk Split (CRO) vs Pafos FC (CYP), Tromso IL (NOR) vs Hradec Kralove (CZE) Hibs and Motherwell would also likely be unseeded if they are to get through their ties with Malisheva and HV Torshavn. Braga, Ajax and Copenhagen are the type of clubs that could await in the third round if they make it…
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