Caixinha admits it is down to the players this season
By Abigail Withey
Rangers boss Pedro Caixinha has made it clear that he expects big things from his players this season.
He said that as manager he can only provide “twenty or thirty percent” of the end product and that the players must do the rest.
The Glaswegian club have had a positive week of friendlies ahead of their Scottish Premiership opener against Motherwell.
The Light Blues began with a 1-1 draw against Ligue 1 giants Marseille before travelling to England to beat Watford 2-1 on Wednesday and Sheffield Wednesday 2-0 last weekend.
With the addition of nine new squad members the Portuguese manager said that he was pleased with how the team had gelled together over the past week.
He said: “Making the trip down to England was great as we haven’t previously had time to all be together.
“It was really important for us to all be away together and for the players to get to know me,” Caixinha told Rangers official website.
“It’s important that we get to know about more than just football together, we are all much more than that.”
Caixinha told RangersTV that he can only do so much and that the rest is down to the squad.
“Those moments together are very important for the team. It’s important to build those relations,” he explained.
“I can only give them twenty or thirty percent of the final product, it’s up to them to give the rest and the relationships between each other will make the rest solid.”
Rangers start their Scottish Premiership campaign on Sunday when Caixinha’s squad travel away to Fir Park with the hopes of securing their first three points.
In other Rangers news, they are ready to push the button on two new signings.