• ‘I believe Celtic and Scottish football wants Rangers to be strong’
Pedro Caixinha lacks familiarity with Scottish football but understands the scepticism regarding his sudden prominence within it. On his unveiling as the head coach of Rangers on Monday the Portuguese asked for time from those who harbour doubts before identifying European glory as a legitimate target. With Rangers in their current state, that goal will trigger further scorn from elsewhere.
“I faced the same situation when I went to Mexico,” Caixinha said of external negativity. “I would just say one thing: at least give us the benefit of the doubt. Let us work. Then they can evaluate our work. We are exposed to it, not just here but all the football coaches in the world – they’re all in this situation. It’s even bigger here because we’re at Rangers.”
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