Burley questions Ibrox gamble

Former Scotland manager George Burley reckons Rangers’ gamble in appointing Pedro Caixinha has backfired.

Gers chiefs plucked the unknown 46-year-old from his job with Qatari outfit Al-Gharafa in March and charged him with picking up the pieces after Mark Warburton’s exit.

He said: “It’s been a disappointing week for Scottish sides in Europe but the one that sticks out is the Rangers defeat to the team from Luxembourg.

“Rangers should have been looking to build on what they had managed over the last few years, getting back into the Premiership and stabilising. But they seem to have gone a step back now.

“For me it is a big gamble they have taken. The way they have done it wouldn’t have been my choice if I was looking to make a club stronger.

“I’d be looking to get somebody who knows the club, British football and the players’ mentality.

“Giving him the job is a big gamble and I don’t think they needed to take such a gamble. They could have got a safe pair of hands, someone who knew the club – Derek McInnes or Alex McLeish for example.”