Strach warns Gerrard he’ll soon be the alone Ranger
GORDON STRACHAN has warned Steven Gerrard he won’t know what’s hit him if he takes the Rangers job.
The former Celtic gaffer spent four “stressful” years in charge at Parkhead.
Strachan admits he never felt so alone as he did in Glasgow’s east end.
Gerrard is favourite to become Rangers’ next manager, with the Ibrox side keen to make an appointment after Graeme Murty left the role of head coach.
But Strachan has warned the legendary Liverpool midfielder just what would lie in store if he accepts the role.
The 61-year-old ex-Scotland boss said: “There are no FA management courses – anything – that can get you ready you for this.
“He has to think about where he wants to go and how long he wants to be in football management.
“You can look back at John Barnes going to Celtic. John knew the game, worked with the best managers. He was a clever man. You go there and think, ‘I can deal with this.’ No, you can’t.
“I was 48, 49 when I joined Celtic. I had worked at Premier League clubs, with Sir Alex Ferguson and all these kind of people, had done my time, was ready to go again, got the opportunity and thought, ‘I can deal with it.’
“Three weeks in I thought, ‘Oh dear.’
“I’ve never felt so alone in my life. It was literally me and my wife taking on the world. It was so stressful. I’ve never felt like that at any other club.”