Russell Martin: Rangers’ head coach needs “patience” because former boss Michael Beale insists that “mentality” is not a problem | Football news
Former Rangers manager Michael Beale told Sky Sports News that Russell Martin needed “patience” to do things at the club, insisting that mentality is not a problem.
The new head coach has drawn his first two Scottish first games – against Motherwell and Dundee – and they already follow Celtic, Old Firm Rivals.
The Rangers take a 3-0 lead in the second floor of their third-round qualifier in the Champions League against Viktoria Plzen on Tuesday evening.
Beale, who was Simited by the Ibrox club in 2023 After only 10 months in charge, think it is too early to judge Martin’s performance.
“I don’t think we have seen everything from the Russell Martin team,” he told Sky Sports News.
“One or two of his new key signatures have not been available.
“They played very well against Viktoria Plzen last week, so it seems that they will make an eliminatory match with Salzburg or Club Brugge, which will be huge for the club.
Djeidi Gassama and Oliver Antman joined the Rangers this summer
“I think that in summer, the club has had a complete reset, and with that, it will take time to the new owners to really instill the culture they want behind the scenes, and for Russell as well.
“Russell has a way to want to play football. I think it’s different from the last coach, so give him time to implement this.
“The requirements are very unique, so these players need time to settle down, so the result on weekends was not ideal, but there is a long season to come.”
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Russell Martin declares that some Rangers players need to drop their ego ‘in a brutal assessment of their 1-1 draw against Motherwell on the day of the opening of the Scottish first season
Martin questioned the “Egos and the mentality” of its players After their draw in Motherwell before making major decisions on key players for their European match.
Beale, who was also Steven Gerrard’s assistant during his mandate at the Rangers, does not think that it is a problem at the club.
“Each person experiences it in their own way,” added the boss of Fomer Sunderland.
“While I was there with Steven, the management staff had stability for three years to build, so we were able to recruit to play in a certain way.
“We have certainly struck bumps on the road, but we had the fantastic season where we were invincible.
“No one would question our mentality that year, or in the big European games that we had at the time.
“When I entered, we won 18-1, we lost one of the first 20 games. I have never been able to target the mentality to the players.
“What I feel is that it is a cauldron, and the fans are very, very demanding because of the history of the club and what they have seen, as well as the trip during the last 10 or 12 years to return by the leagues.
Andrew Cavenagh (left) and Paraag Marathe (right) took over from the Rangers at the level of the board of directors
“The new property which enters is extremely positive for the Rangers. It will give the club a real stable place in terms of level of conference because there have been many changes in the last two or three years compared to the continuation of the next managers as well.
“I think the manager deserves and needs time.
“Patience is not a big word that listened to or heard in Glasgow, but that’s what it needs.”
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