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[ian1964 10,761]

[craig 5,199]

No. Not that people will listen though. He was gutted half-way through his first season, drawn and quartered by his superiors at the club thereafter, got rubbish players and played people and tactics that he deemed best. He (or anyone else) could have done things differently, yet, he brought us up to the Championship and had enough - from his bosses, players and probably quite a lot of supporters levelling all sorts of abuse at him 24/7. Right to this day. What might have been under different circumstances is anyone's guess.

 

And that is not exactly a defence of all things McCoist has done, just an angle Walter might have - and one people should take into consideration. As someone who has been his mentor for decades, Walter's opinion will outweight any of the couch warriors that inhabit fanboards.

 

Is that you Ally ? How's the gardening going ?

[der Berliner 3,808]

Is that you Ally ? How's the gardening going ?

 

As I said, Walter's angle will not be that of an average supporter, you and me included. No matter how we dislike what McCoist did, the above still was fact at the time. We ... usually throw in "could haves" and "mights", but hardly know what McCoist was able to do at the time. Anyway, for now, I look to the future.

[ian1964 10,761]

BULLFIGHTING CAIXINHA Rangers target Pedro Caixinha’s style of play is similar to Liverpool’s Jurgen Klopp

 

Caixinha has been touted to take over the Rangers hot-seat and will demand a lot from his players, according to former boss Saturnina Sousa

 

AS a bullfighter Pedro Caixinha forged a reputation for being cavalier.And the Portuguese coach demands his players show exactly the same characteristics.

 

According to Saturnina Sousa, the Nacional Sporting Director who hired Caixinha as boss six years ago, Rangers will be getting one of the most fearless and exciting coaches in Europe.

 

The 46-year-old has emerged as the top choice to replace Mark Warburton with the Ibrox club hoping to have their man in place ahead of this week’s Old Firm clash at Parkhead.

 

Caixinha led unheralded Nacional to the Europa League during his stint with the Madeiran outfit and Sousa admits there was never a dull moment with his swashbuckling style.

 

He said: “Pedro’s style of play is all-out attack. He wants his team to be at the highest fitness levels possible as everything is geared to non-stop offensive football.“His teams score a lot of goals as the focus is certainly more on attack then defence. He is very similar in style to Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool.“In Portugal we have a lot of coaches who set out to make sure they don’t concede any goals and then they try to score.

 

“Pedro is the complete opposite of that. For him it is all about scoring goals.“He would much prefer to win 5-4 than to win 1-0.“I remember when he was our coach one of the matches finished 4-4.“But, he was quite happy with that. The thing he hated most was 0-0 draws.“It’s all to do with his personality and because bullfighting was one of his hobbies. It shows what kind of person he is.

 

“He is not afraid of a challenge. He is fearless and I think Rangers will enjoy having him.”Caixinha also places a premium on fitness and Sousa predicts that his legendary three times daily training sessions might initially be a shock to the system.He said: “Training is always very intense as he wants his players to be as fit as possible.

“Pedro is organised, very prepared and he likes to leave nothing to chance.“He can be very demanding of the players, of his staff and of his employers.

 

“That is because he wants the best possible conditions to work and he also wants his players to give him everything in return.“At Nacional the players loved working under him despite his demands.“In Portugal he was the only coach who trained three times a day although that was mainly pre-season.“They would have a session a 7am, another at 11am and then a final one at 5pm.“Once the season starts and there were a lot of games to be played they would maybe only have double sessions a few times a week.”

Caixinha served his apprenticeship as an assistant manager at Sporting Lisbon, Panathinaikos and Rapid Bucharest before going it alone at Uniao Leiria, Nacional, Santos Laguna and Qatari side Al-Gharafa.

 

His time is Scotland has been restricted to a couple of weeks doing his Uefa coaching badges, but Sousa is convinced he will be fully prepared for what lies ahead in Glasgow.

 

He said: “I know him very well and before he joins Rangers he will have learned everything about the fans, the players and the club.“He might not have worked in Scotland before but he will be totally prepared.“You can be assured he will know where he is, what he has to do and he will be totally convinced he can get it right.“The people at Rangers have made a very wise choice.”

 

Sousa expects his former protégé to relish his derby baptism of fire at Parkhead on Sunday and he’s backed him to put Rangers back in a position to challenge Celtic.

 

However, he does not believe the transformation is going to happen overnight.He said: “Pedro will love the passion of the derby. He is a fighter.“He gave Nacional their biggest win in the local derby at Maritimo.

 

We went to their pitch and won 4-2. That was the best result playing against them in the top division.“Pedro was already very popular with the supporters but that really made him a huge favourite.“But, from what I have heard I don’t think it is going to be easy against Celtic this weekend.“They are exceptionally strong and I don’t think that many people expect Rangers to win, even with a new coach.“It is going to take time, but I have no doubt he is the right man to make Rangers great again.

 

“When he left Nacional he went to Mexico.“He did an exceptionally good job there and won the championship, but it did take him some time.“He had to build the team and the club up so their success didn’t come immediately.“Pedro’s inspiration is Jose Mourinho.“They are great friends and it is his ambition to have the same success as Mourinho.

“They talk all the time and they have many similar ideas about the organisation of the club.“Providing that he is given good conditions and the space to get on with things then he will do a great job at Rangers.“His character is different from Mourinho.“They play a different style and he is not quite as provocative as Mourinho.

 

“But, he has got a strong personality. He knows what he wants to reach his goal and normally achieves it.“While Caixinha has a reputation for working his players to the bone he also believes strongly in team bonding.

 

Sousa added: “He likes to demand everything of his players on the training ground and on the pitch but he realises they also need to have a release.“Quite often he would take the players paint-balling, go golfing or take them out to the ocean to go whale watching.“Having a strong group who enjoyed each other’s company was important to him and what he was trying to do as boss.”

 

https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/678195/rangers-target-pedro-caixinhas-style-of-play-is-similar-to-liverpools-jurgen-klopp/

[Bearman 9]

A positive assessment by one of the Scottish rags for a change.

 

Cringed as this bit though...

 

...they also need to have a release.“Quite often he would take the players paint-balling, go golfing or take them out to the ocean to go whale watching.“

 

Aaaargh! Bloody papers up here at times.

[Gribz 919]

It would be quite nice to get an appointment in place, its beginning to drag too long now.

[Bearman 9]

Not sure by rushing someone in now would be of benefit. Murty seems to, imo, have steadied the ship (with his helper) and it would be better for all if announcements, if any, are made after Sundays game is over.

[Gribz 919]

Not sure by rushing someone in now would be of benefit. Murty seems to, imo, have steadied the ship (with his helper) and it would be better for all if announcements, if any, are made after Sundays game is over.

 

Rushing someone is within a few days. If the board actually wanted MW to leave a few names would have already been known. But taking a month is too long. If it means Murty until the end of the season then so be it.

[der Berliner 3,808]

No matter what, Pedro will have to play with the chaps he has and I doubt he will ring massive changes ahead of next Sunday. He'll probably be neck deep into video tapes and DVDs of our (and their) previous games and see where we can exploit them.

[Bluedell 5,679]

, got rubbish players and played people and tactics that he deemed best.

 

Ally got rubbish players? Compared to who? He brought in the best player from the likes of Motherwell, Killie and Hearts and latterly played a style of football that was soul destroying, and didn't get promoted despite having the biggest budget. What did happen in his first season was extremely unfortunate but his performance later on was dreadful.