ian1964 10,415 Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 Former Rangers manager Graeme Souness has backed Steven Gerrard to set up a title fight with Celtic. And Souness, who won the title in his first season in charge at Ibrox in 1986/87, believes that with some luck Gerrard can do the same. "I'm not saying it's going to happen, but it wouldn't be impossible," Souness told BBC Scotland. "With a large slice of luck, and a bit of luck with the players you bring in, why not?". There are parallels between Souness and Gerrard, both having captained Liverpool to the European Cup/Champions League, then taken their first steps in management at Ibrox. Souness won Rangers their first league title in nine years in his first season in charge, winning three titles in total as well as four League Cups. Much of his success in his first season was down to being able to bring in high-profile players from England such as Terry Butcher, Chris Woods and Graham Roberts. Times have changed and the lure of Scottish football is no longer the same, but Souness says Gerrard's reputation down south and his links with former club Liverpool will ensure that he can still bring in quality players. He said: "I'm hoping that he's got some money to spend, he can attract some loan players. That mix, along with what he brings, I'm hoping Rangers can have a really good season. And a really good season means they have to catch Celtic and finish above them. "I'm not sure he'll be bringing big names in, but what he'll bring in is maybe a younger player who is about to burst onto the scene, but are not quite good enough for Liverpool or maybe another Premier League team. "Steven is highly thought of down in England, well respected, and he'll have no problem picking the phone up and having people do him favours. There'll be an element of that but no doubt he'll want to buy a couple as well." Rangers have finished third twice in succession behind Aberdeen and champions Celtic, but Souness has no doubts the Old Firm will be the top two in the final league standings in May. "When you're a big player, and he's been a big player, there's nothing really that prepares you for management," said Souness. "He'll make mistakes, but he's got good people around him, Gary McAllister is a good man. Clever people learn from their mistakes and they don't repeat them. "The three most important things - support from his board, him being himself and managing to get his knowledge of the game across to his players, and lady luck. Those three things on his side and he's got a chance. "I've got a sneaky feeling he'll do well. He'll excite the supporters, he'll play a brand of football that they'll enjoy, and he might surprise a few people. "They'll be one or two. Lady luck has to shine on us to finish first." https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44343020 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rousseau 9,370 Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 "Lady luck has to shine on us to finish first." 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
barca72 440 Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 How do you think Celtic were able to win all of those odd-goal games over the last seven years, albeit with a few referee's assists? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
der Berliner 3,246 Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 SG needs to sort the defence, not least the marauding fullbacks. Get a good relation between the DM and the CHs and that will go a long way to prevent the amount of goals conceeded, something which in the end broke our neck last season. You do wonder how our strikeforce will look like, but should Morelos stay on, a summer break to recover will do him a world of good. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFK-1 1,673 Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 Gerrard has always been a driven professional and I can see him taking it to another level for this challenge. If he could win the title at his first attempt that ticks one box for his Liverpool ambitions. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,415 Posted June 3, 2018 Author Share Posted June 3, 2018 I don't think the system we played last season was bad, our central defenders were not good enough! look at most of the goals we lost last season! basic defensive errors that will be easily sorted with defenders who know how to defend 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig 5,195 Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 On 02/06/2018 at 14:08, Rousseau said: "Lady luck has to shine on us to finish first." That’s exactly what I first noticed too 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinstein 294 Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 Doubt we can win it Tims might implode mind you 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig 5,195 Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 26 minutes ago, colinstein said: Doubt we can win it Tims might implode mind you When we do eventually win it again there will be absolute carnage from the Tims 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFK-1 1,673 Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 If the yahoos perform to a similar level as last season and we stop dropping the points that should never have been dropped I see no reason we can't challenge and win it. We have to be looking for a clear gap between us and the also rans as early as the end of the first quarter. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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