Ally McCoist is in some serious pain as looks at the job Barry Ferguson has at Rangers to try and catch Celtic.
Brendan Rodgers saw off his sixth Rangers manager over two spells at Celtic and as the Ibrox club looks set to fork out a fortune for dispensing of Clement, Ally McCoist was in some serious pain today as he looked at the state of his old team.
Rangers lost to St Mirren just less than two weeks after suffering a humiliating Scottish Cup exit to Queen’s Park and now that Clement has gone, McCoist is in tears about the job Ferguson has on his hands as Celtic reign supreme again this season.
Ally McCoist’s fear as Rangers try and catch up with Celtic
McCoist was reacting to the news Barry Ferguson was given the job to close the Rangers gap to Celtic when he slaughtered the state of the Ibrox team just 24 hours before their trip to Kilmarnock.
McCoist said on talkSPORT, “I look at the team and I look at the players right now and Europe aside, they look damaged, mate.
“You know, they look damaged. They look low in confidence, they look, for want of a better description, look all over the place, particularly in the last two home games and some of their away performances domestically.
“So getting them to understand what the club’s all about, and getting them to play might two different things. Obviously, I’m very, very hopeful and I wish the boys all the best, but I think it’s a big task, they’ve got.”
Celtic take on Aberdeen tonight as Rodgers looks to go 16 points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership. So how did the Celtic boss react to news Rangers had sacked Clement?
Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers reacts to Rangers sacking Philippe Clement
Rodgers told his pre-match press conference, “Like it is for any manager, I’m always disappointed when a manager loses his job.
“Obviously, Philippe has been in there for the period of time that he has and I’m disappointed for him as a coach.
“I think we all know the conditions up here. You have to be winning and show that consistency to win. I’m always sad when another manager loses his job.”
Celtic will want to get back to winning ways after their defeat at Hibs and immediately pile some pressure on the new Rangers interim gaffer.
