Andy Halliday might not have been as successful as he’d hoped during his time at Rangers.
But the boyhood Rangers fan knows what it takes when it comes to the expectations at Ibrox.
Halliday spent five years in Glasgow and left the summer before the club lifted 55 but has since gone on to carve out a successful career in the Scottish Premiership.
Speaking after Rangers’ disastrous Scottish Cup exit to the hands of Queen’s Park, Andy Halliday has explained what currently sets Rangers and Celtic apart.
’Zero urgency’ Rangers polar opposite to Celtic
Rangers recorded the worst Scottish Cup result in the club’s history when they lost 1-0 to Queen’s Park.
Andy Halliday has lambasted the Rangers team for a lack of ‘urgency’ until the Spiders took the lead in the match and questioned the tactical discipline of the team’s performances.
Having face both sides of the Old Firm with Motherwell, Halliday lays clear precisely why opposition teams reckon there’s a ‘massive gulf’ between Rangers and Celtic at present.
”Rangers played with zero urgency until they went 1-0 down,” Halliday told Open Goal.
”I was saying to my mate I was watching the game with. See that urgency that Rangers are playing with now at 1-0 down, that’s what Celtic do from the first minute.
”That’s why they go and blitz teams in the first 10, 15 minutes of games and that’s why opposition teams will say there’s a massive gulf between the two of them.
”Because it’s so much harder to play against Celtic.”
Andy Halliday brands Rangers a ‘moments team’
Andy Halliday has also questioned Rangers’ tactical discipline following the defeat to Queen’s Park.
The ex-Rangers midfielder has taken aim at key players drifting out of position and getting drawn to the ball, something which is the polar opposite of Celtic.
Halliday has branded Rangers a ‘moments team’ and claims the side’s performance against Queen’s was ‘abysmal’.
”Queen’s Park like you says, clear gameplan to sit, frustrate Rangers, low block,” said Halliday.
”See because they don’t get touches of the ball, Hagi, Cerny and Igamane are playing centre-mid to try get a touch of the ball.
”So for a manager right, I think you’re going mental there.
”When you watch Celtic, Maeda, Kuhn, Idah, whoever it will be, they will stay in their position because they know that with their set rotations and their good players they’ll get in good areas to go affect the game.
”Whereas Rangers have always been a moments team. They just rely on quality within players to break somebody down.
“That’s why Cerny has been be a standout at certain times because he makes something happen, he can unlock a door.
”But it was an awful watch. Rangers were abysmal, honestly.”
