Rangers manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst has been given fresh backing by ex-Ibrox boss and legendary Dutch footballing figure Dick Advocaat.
The former Ibrox boss, 75, took Giovanni van Bronckhorst to Ibrox during the Dutchman’s playing career and Dick Advocaat spent around three years in charge of the Gers between 1998 and 2001.
One of the Netherlands’ greatest ever coaches, Advocaat has been in charge of clubs across the globe and has had several spells in charge of a range of international teams.
The Little General also managed Van Bronkhorst during his time with the Netherlands national side.
Dick Advocaat gives Giovanni van Bronckhorst Rangers backing
The now retired manager’s pedigree is huge and ex-Rangers boss Dick Advocaat insists that Giovanni van Bronckhorst will come good at Ibrox despite the swell of negativity surrounding the manager in the support.
Advocaat also praised Van Bronckhorst for managing to bring in millions to Rangers via their European success stories and the sales of key first team players.
“Everybody needs to give Gio time. He showed what he’s capable of at Feyenoord, he showed that last year with Rangers,” said Dick Advocaat [Daily Record].
“They sold some good players but there’s no reason to be concerned about that. I know it myself how it works at a club like Rangers. It’s not just Gio finding that out. I had it, Walter Smith had it, Alex McLeish had it. If you’re not No.1 you have problems.
“But give him the time. He’s a very young, very good coach. He’s shown how good he was at Feyenoord so don’t worry that one part of the season is not going so well.
“There’s still so many games to come. Last year he did an unbelievable job taking the team to the Europa League Final. He’s brought a lot of money into the club too by reaching Seville, by selling the players like Bassey and Aribo, by getting the team to the Champions League.
“He’s had a lot of injuries and he just needs the time to get to the World Cup. Then maybe he can rebuild things with the players coming back into the squad. Only at that point can you judge. Now is not the time.”
The pressure continues to mount on Giovanni van Bronckhorst and even with the comments of Dick Advocaat, Rangers fans are already casting glances elsewhere.
