Rangers legend Graeme Souness has backed Russell Martin’s scathing response to the draw with Motherwell on the opening day of the Premiership season and says it bears similarities to Jock Stein’s managerial strategies with Scotland.
After strongly some gamers’ attitudes following the late concession at Fir Park, Martin dropped captain James Tavernier and midfielder Nicolas Raskin for the midweek 3-0 win over Viktoria Plzen in Champions League qualifying.
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“I feel it could be mistaken to evaluate him,” mentioned Souness.
“I do know he was upset by the efficiency on the weekend and he is put a marker down in a short time that this isn’t acceptable, and that is the way it ought to be.
“Whenever you work for a large like Glasgow Rangers, each group you are enjoying is a cup remaining. Rangers don’t play simple video games, and I feel that is what he was making an attempt to say.”
Martin spoke of gamers having to “drop their ego” after the Fir Park slip-up and subsequently used Tavernier and Raskin as second-half substitutes within the win over Plzen.
Souness remembers being on the tip of criticism when Stein equally focused senior gamers throughout his Scotland tenure.
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“I liken it to once I was captain of Scotland and I labored underneath Jock Stein,” he mentioned.
“Jock Stein would all the time pick Kenny [Dalglish] and I. He left the youthful guys alone and form of made the purpose of, if I can get after them, I needn’t converse to the youthful ones, that message has already bought to them.
“So I feel there’s nothing mistaken with that. He is mentioned this my degree and nothing apart from my degree is appropriate. I feel that is factor.”
Souness is assured Rangers’ new American possession group will rework the fortunes of the membership, pointing to their expertise with Leeds United as a optimistic.
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“I feel that is all concerning the greater image for the brand new homeowners,” he added
“I feel the noises and their actions are suggesting they know what they’re doing.
“I feel the actual fact of this isn’t the primary rodeo by way of being concerned in soccer, it is not a case of will they get it proper, it is a case of once they get it proper.”