There were penty of low-points last season, but the way the club conducted themselves was one of the lowest.
Rangers were a shadow of the team that’s doing so well under Steven Gerrard this season. Disastrous result after disastrous result led to an embarrassing campaign for all concerned at Ibrox. It was another year to forget.
Yet, one of the most disappointing aspects of last season was the grandeur and false promises of the players and coaching staff.
From James Tavernier’s title boast to Graeme Murty’s reveal that player’s cheered drawing Celtic – none of it proved successful. It was all mind-games, of course it was. It was a trick in trying to get into the opponents’ heads.
The problem is, however, it came nowhere near close to working.
Back to basics
This season, Gerrard has come in and immediately put a lid on nonsensical talk. The manager is instead going back to the principles of the football club and the importance of winning.
No promises have been made about what Rangers are going to do this season. Instead, that arrogance has been replaced with silent optimism. All of a sudden, results are changing and confidence is sky-high at Ibrox.
Granted, this isn’t all just because Rangers figures aren’t coming out and boasting consistently about what they’ve done or are going to do. The recruitment has been spot on whilst the connection between the players and supporters has grown ten-fold from last season.
Yet, a big change occured in the club when Gerrard came in and refused to talk big targets and big picture. Instead, the Rangers manager has focused on improving the squad and making them competitive.
In turn, Rangers don’t have this pressure of backing up silly predictions or boastful comments.
There was never any point in players coming out talking about beating Celtic only for the club to get embarrassed consistently last-term. It left supporters open for criticism, and it was all the fault of the players and management.
Even this early in his Rangers career, you can tell Gerrard wants none of that. He’s a firm believer in football doing the talking, and look at the effect it’s having.
