Steven Gerrard to be announced as Rangers coach
Fri May 04, 2018 12:03:pm Sports
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Steven Gerrard has agreed to become the manager at Rangers and will be introduced later today, according to Sky Sports, marking the first top-flight managerial appointment for the former Liverpool midfielder and current under-18s coach.
Gerrard, 37, had been in negotiations with the Scottish Premiership club since last week, and they prepared for his appointment by sacking caretaker manager Graeme Murty on Tuesday.
According to the Press Association, the club's news conference scheduled for Friday at 12:30 p.m. local time at their Auchenhowie training base has been postponed to 3 p.m. to coincide with Gerrard's introduction.
Gerrard confirmed he was in discussions to replace Murty, saying in an appearance on BT Sport on Tuesday night that "positive talks" had been taking place.
Sources told ESPN FC earlier this week that Rangers have a four-year contract prepared for Gerrard and plan to have Gary McAllister as his assistant.
Gerrard, who retired in 2016 after two seasons with LA Galaxy, took over as a Liverpool academy coach in April 2017.
Meanwhile, former Liverpool boss Gerard Houllier believes the appointment would be good for Gerrard's managerial development.
"He's got to make sure he has enough money to buy good players, because it's better to play with good players than bad players," Houllier told L'Equipe. "Be honest, be yourself, never forget that leadership is a transfer of emotions. So, if he's sad, the team will be sad; if he's upbeat, the team will be upbeat.
"If he believes in himself and in the players, they will know that and respond to that. All I know is that if he takes on Glasgow Rangers, he will have more responsibility, and that will be good for his development as a coach."
Former Rangers midfielder Paul Gascoigne told Sky Sports that Gerrard stands a good chance of succeeding at the club.
"It's fantastic for both Steven [Gerrard] and Rangers, what a club it is - it's massive. I loved my years there, can never get those years back. It's great that they've got him on board."
"Steven Gerrard is a leader, he's a winner and the players will feel that and they'll want to react to that.
"Steven going up there - he will definitely achieve something. I'm so excited for him, he's a great guy and like I say he's a leader and what he's won over his time in football - what a great start for him.
"The good thing for him is that he's young, he's eager and he is keen. Above all he's a winner and that's what [as a player] you want to play for.
"When you've got fans like that behind you nothing is a risk. Believe me, if you're having a bad game, which I never did, it just gives you another lift. He's going to have the bonus of an unbelievable crowd behind him."
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Gerrard, 37, had been in negotiations with the Scottish Premiership club since last week, and they prepared for his appointment by sacking caretaker manager Graeme Murty on Tuesday.
According to the Press Association, the club's news conference scheduled for Friday at 12:30 p.m. local time at their Auchenhowie training base has been postponed to 3 p.m. to coincide with Gerrard's introduction.
Gerrard confirmed he was in discussions to replace Murty, saying in an appearance on BT Sport on Tuesday night that "positive talks" had been taking place.
Sources told ESPN FC earlier this week that Rangers have a four-year contract prepared for Gerrard and plan to have Gary McAllister as his assistant.
Gerrard, who retired in 2016 after two seasons with LA Galaxy, took over as a Liverpool academy coach in April 2017.
Meanwhile, former Liverpool boss Gerard Houllier believes the appointment would be good for Gerrard's managerial development.
"He's got to make sure he has enough money to buy good players, because it's better to play with good players than bad players," Houllier told L'Equipe. "Be honest, be yourself, never forget that leadership is a transfer of emotions. So, if he's sad, the team will be sad; if he's upbeat, the team will be upbeat.
"If he believes in himself and in the players, they will know that and respond to that. All I know is that if he takes on Glasgow Rangers, he will have more responsibility, and that will be good for his development as a coach."
Former Rangers midfielder Paul Gascoigne told Sky Sports that Gerrard stands a good chance of succeeding at the club.
"It's fantastic for both Steven [Gerrard] and Rangers, what a club it is - it's massive. I loved my years there, can never get those years back. It's great that they've got him on board."
"Steven Gerrard is a leader, he's a winner and the players will feel that and they'll want to react to that.
"Steven going up there - he will definitely achieve something. I'm so excited for him, he's a great guy and like I say he's a leader and what he's won over his time in football - what a great start for him.
"The good thing for him is that he's young, he's eager and he is keen. Above all he's a winner and that's what [as a player] you want to play for.
"When you've got fans like that behind you nothing is a risk. Believe me, if you're having a bad game, which I never did, it just gives you another lift. He's going to have the bonus of an unbelievable crowd behind him."
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