Russell Martin: The Rangers accept the terms with the former boss of Southampton, Swansea and MK Dons to be a new head coach | Football news
Russell Martin agreed to become the new Rangers head coach.
Former defender Ibrox should sign an agreement to succeed Philippe Clement in the canoe.
It is understood that the Rangers are about to finalize the appointment.
Sky Sports News On Tuesday, the club was in advanced talks with the former boss of Southampton, Swansea and MK Dons.
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‘Martin Coche the most boxes for the Rangers’
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The former Rangers striker Steven Naismith explains why his former teammate Russell Martin is the right choice to become head coach at Ibrox
The former Rangers striker Steven Naismith, who has played more than 50 times alongside Martin in Norwich and Scotland, thinks that appointment is the right choice.
He told Sky Sports News: “Develop players, the recruitment side and attack football [are all issues] which have been labeled in the team for too long. I think it is all forces that Russell brings.
“I think that in all the names mentioned and linked to work, I think it probably checks the most boxes for the club at the moment.
Steven Gerrard and Davide Ancelotti were among the options that the Rangers examined
“The most common thing I imagine that everyone has heard is the leadership aspect. It was very clear of the first time I played with him.
“I know he talked about his human skills and his things.
Russell Martin (L) and Steven Naismith played together for Scotland and Norwich
“His knowledge and his intelligence of the game is really good. I think that even at the time, when we were in mid-Vings, he was hungry to learn more about the game.
“He had a daring style in which he believed. As players, you sit down and think, how realistic is he? He showed him from MK Dons to Swansea in Southampton. He was clear with.
“He produced performances and results that obtained a quick path to the Premier League as a manager, which is very impressive.
“He is a brilliant communicator. I think it is the clearest thing of each club very quickly. This style, you can identify it, you can see it. He is intelligent. He is someone who learns errors. He did it as a player.
Martin succeeded in Southampton, Swansea and MK Dons
“You listen to any player who worked under him, everything is very positive because of this communication. He demands, but he meets at the right time, in the right way, whether it is to put his arm around a player or to be a little more aggressive with what he wants.
“I think that communication skills are massively important because I think fans of the rangers and Scottish fans in general, these are not cups. Talking about a subject is not washing, they want directly to the point.
“I think that some of the rangers fans will remember him as a player and it is probably not the best image of him. As a coach, he is the opposite of what he was as a player. He was a defender, someone who obviously tried to tackle the game at the end of his career.
Martin joined the Rangers on loan in 2018
“But as a coach, he is an avant-garde coach. He is a coach concerned about the attack. It is, for me, the biggest advantage and probably the greatest thing that gives you the hope of entering a club where you play against a low block most of the time.
“The fact that he is a player here will have helped. He was at the club at a really difficult period and he will know what happens if things do not work.
“Russell is a strong and strong character. I think he never hides. He never turns away from a challenge.”
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