Writing in his column for The Daily Mail, former teammate of new Rangers manager Steven Gerrard, and current Sky pundit, Jamie Redknapp is excited to see the Liverpool legend take on the task in Glasgow.
What’s the story?
Gerrard officially begins his new position at Ibrox on Friday and the eyes of British football are on him as he tries to inspire the Light Blues to major silverware next season.
Jamie Redknapp believes he is ready for the challenge and has admitted he can’t wait to see what happens, writing for The Daily Mail.
Writing in his column, he said:
I’m certain it’s an incredible adventure for him and he will lift the profile of the Scottish game.
He will need to learn fast because beating Rangers is a scalp – and beating Steven Gerrard’s Rangers will be an even bigger scalp.
He’ll be going from the Champions League final between Real Madrid and Liverpool to a Europa League qualifier in the back of beyond for Rangers. And as we saw last season when they went out to the fourth-best team in Luxembourg – Progrès Niederkorn – there are pitfalls. He’ll want to get off to a winning start.
There are inevitable comparisons with my Sky colleague Graeme Souness, but these are entirely different times. Rangers are still a huge draw, but they are long way behind Celtic and there isn’t the budget to fight fire with fire.
So, Rangers are relying on Steven Gerrard bringing his own brand of magic and to draw people to the club.
And it will be thrilling to see him try and pull it off. Don’t put anything past him.
It’s all set to be an immensely exciting time in Glasgow, with Brendan Rodgers’ Celtic desperate to continue their clean sweep of trophies and enjoy domestic dominance over their city rivals.
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How big is Gerrard’s task?
This could well be the biggest challenge of Gerrard’s career to date and he’s had to overcome the odds plenty of times as a player at Liverpool.
Celtic are streaks ahead financially and have a much more talented first team squad. Added to an elite manager with plenty of experience then it all means that Rangers are most certainly underdogs next season.
That could play into their favour though and the former Liverpool man must tap into a siege mentality and forge a team that is willing to battle as hard as he did throughout his career.
If he can deliver a trophy next season it’ll be seen as great progress and while the league may be beyond them, lifting the League Cup or Scottish Cup is most certainly achievable.
Can he get off to a winning start in his career as a manager?
