Steven Gerrard's Rangers success example to Philippe Clement

THERE was a period during the Scottish Premiership season just passed where you got the sense Rangers had, after the failed Michael Beale and Giovanni van Bronckhorst experiments, finally clicked into gear under Philippe Clement.

But, just as a successful team must perform for the 90 minutes plus, a season is not two and a half months long. And to prevail when both Old Firm horses are in the race, the derbies become the dealbreakers.

The scenes of celebration after securing a late equaliser at home to Celtic in the 3-3 draw underlined this fraying within the fabric of the club. While the relief of avoiding another defeat and remaining in the fight in the Premiership was understandable, this reaction was manna from heaven for Rodgers and his backroom team: “Look at them, they’re celebrating like they’ve won the league...”

The Scottish Cup final last week was not a classic. Any neutral watching on, however, would recognise instantly that Celtic were the Goliath in this equation. Sure, they were uncharacteristically leggy, lethargic, laboured in their movement. But Rodgers’ side controlled proceedings throughout the match.

During the Covid period, Gerrard proved to be a leader and galvanising figure for a squad which had suffered innumerable setbacks in previous seasons. Having the history in the game Gerrard has undoubtedly helped with that. Who could fail to be inspired by a figure who, wearing the No.

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