Worse than the one before??
The much heralded Paul Le Guen, Ibrox revolution is in danger off stuttering to a halt.
Last season when former manager, Alex McLeish took the Ibrox side to new depths of failure, being the first side in the club’s 134 years not to win in 10 consecutive games, he was hounded out of his position by the supporters.
The recruitment of Le Guen, who had previously managed Lyon to 3 french league titles in succession was meant to lead to a period of Scottish dominance for Rangers. Instead the new man has presided over the worst league start by the club in 8 years.
After 8 games played they have collected only 12 points from a possible 24 and have only won 3 matches, none away from home.
At the same point last season they were sitting on 16 points and had Champions League football to look forward to.
During the summer Le Guen shipped out 11 players and brought in 11 replacements, of which only 1, Sasa Papac started against Celtic during Saturday’s Old Firm game. Le Guen’s side put in another disappointing performance, that may have shown energy from his players but they did not create a serious goal scoring threat in the match. Although it was certainly a more spirited performance than the previous weekends defeat against Hibs, the Ibrox club were still defeated 2-0 and Le Guen was left to admit that “We tried our best but, on the day, our best was not good enough”.
This statement must leave Rangers’ fans wondering where their season will go from here as they head into a massive game on Thursday in the UEFA cup against Molde.
Celtic supporters must be happy with their side’s performance and the result but they will have surely allowed themselves a smile to hear Le Guen refer to their team as “The best team in Scotland”.
Will anyone dare to call for the return of Big Eck?
Last season when former manager, Alex McLeish took the Ibrox side to new depths of failure, being the first side in the club’s 134 years not to win in 10 consecutive games, he was hounded out of his position by the supporters.
The recruitment of Le Guen, who had previously managed Lyon to 3 french league titles in succession was meant to lead to a period of Scottish dominance for Rangers. Instead the new man has presided over the worst league start by the club in 8 years.
After 8 games played they have collected only 12 points from a possible 24 and have only won 3 matches, none away from home.
At the same point last season they were sitting on 16 points and had Champions League football to look forward to.
During the summer Le Guen shipped out 11 players and brought in 11 replacements, of which only 1, Sasa Papac started against Celtic during Saturday’s Old Firm game. Le Guen’s side put in another disappointing performance, that may have shown energy from his players but they did not create a serious goal scoring threat in the match. Although it was certainly a more spirited performance than the previous weekends defeat against Hibs, the Ibrox club were still defeated 2-0 and Le Guen was left to admit that “We tried our best but, on the day, our best was not good enough”.
This statement must leave Rangers’ fans wondering where their season will go from here as they head into a massive game on Thursday in the UEFA cup against Molde.
Celtic supporters must be happy with their side’s performance and the result but they will have surely allowed themselves a smile to hear Le Guen refer to their team as “The best team in Scotland”.
Will anyone dare to call for the return of Big Eck?
