STEVEN GERRARD has warned his Rangers players to start games well – and not to wait for a ‘bollocking’ from him at half-time. The Light Blues finished off their pre-season with a 3-0 win over Wigan at Ibrox yesterday afternoon. Steven Gerrard shouts instructions to his playersGetty Images - Getty But Gerrard wasn’t happy that it took his team until the second half to put in the performance he expected from them. And he warned his players to start games properly from now on, and not to wait for a “bollocking” from him. Speaking to Rangers TV, Gerrard said: “I’m pleased with the result, I’m pleased with another clean sheet but I think you seen two sides of us. “I think you seen a side first half that waited for the game, waited for the opposition to work them out. Gerrard wasn’t happy with Rangers’ first half performanceWillie Vass “We weren’t compact, we were disjointed, we didn’t pass the ball well enough and that’s the side of Rangers that I don’t want to see. “Second half, completely different team. “We were organised, we were compact, we were getting close to the ball, we kept the ball and we were aggressive. “We owned the pitch, we owned the stadium and we looked like a proper football team. We blew Wigan away within 15 minutes of doing it properly, basically. “The message to the team is don’t wait for me for a bollocking at half-time. Do it yourselves before the game and start the game properly.” Gerrard also revealed that the team have been working hard on set-pieces in their pre-season training. RELATED STORIES JACKPOT Ex-Gers ace Kyle on wage negotiations that saw him earn TREBLE what he expected TWO IN ONE Rangers fans want Ibrox in new PES 2019 game after big Celtic Park announcement INJURY TIME Two injured in vicious Glasgow street brawl after Rangers v Wigan ‘friendly’ WE GO AGAIN Rangers preparing a 'second bid worth £300,000’ for Hearts star Kyle Lafferty 'In a rush’ Gerrard wants TWO signings before Aberdeen clash as he’s quizzed on Lafferty Havin’ a Laff Craig Levein is braced for more Rangers 'nonsense’ over Kyle Lafferty And he admitted his players can be “too nice” when it comes to defending free-kicks and corners. He added: “Myself and my staff, we do try and work on set-pieces for and against. It’s a big part of the game now, we realise the importance. “I think we still need to improve defending set-pieces in terms of I like to get the first and second contact on the ball. NOT SO FAB Rangers rip up Fabio Cardoso’s contract “Sometimes we’re a little bit too nice so it’s something we will work on. “Going forward, set-pieces for, if the goals keep rolling in then that’s good for me.” Keep up to date with ALL the latest news, transfers and goals from Scottish football plus fixtures, results and live match commentary
Source: Scottish Sun, News
Source: Scottish Sun, News
