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Former Rangers winger Peter Lovenkrands has his share of Old Firm memories, and a pair of Scottish Cup winners’ medals to match his two title successes with the club. <\/p>\n
He believes this season, with confidence and belief likely to play a part in the title run-in, success in one competition could influence the other. <\/p>\n
“It can actually go in two different directions that way, but I think the whole league situation is just exciting and incredible,” said Lovenkrands. “Whoever wins this one will probably get that wee bit more confidence to go on and push on.<\/p>\n
“I do think that has a big factor in what’s going to happen.<\/p>\n
“You could flip it and say, ‘is it going to take a wee bit of confidence away because you’ve potentially knocked your biggest rival out to go and get a trophy? So, you’re going to potentially get a trophy, so are you going to focus a wee bit on that as well?’<\/p>\n
“That takes a lot of your focus, where the other team can then pack that away because they can’t do anything about it anymore and then focus on the league.”<\/p>\n
Lovenkrands believes Premiership leaders Hearts have the upper hand but sees plenty of twists to come, with his old club having positives in their favour.<\/p>\n
“The other teams can take points off each other when the split happens and even before the split, you know, Motherwell’s playing Celtic and they also play Hearts away, I think they’re going to have a big factor in what’s going to go on,” added the Dane.<\/p>\n
“For Rangers, that’s a positive, for Rangers, that’s good that they can take points off others.<\/p>\n
“So, I think it will swing around, it will go close and it will go all around but I do think Hearts are definitely favourites right now.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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