Rangers manager will stress need for
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Rangers manager Steven Gerrard is preparing to have his first term report card marked by chairman Dave King as he looks to address the areas where his team must do better next season.
Gerrard knows his own performance in his debut season in management is under scrutiny after almost certainly failing to end the Ibrox club’s eight-year major trophy drought.
His immediate priority is to delayceltic’slatestcoronation as league champions as long as possible by avoiding defeat in Rangers’ final pre-split Premiership fixture at Motherwell tomorrow.
But Gerrard is already laying down plans for the improvements he feels are needed to bring greater consistency to his side over the next 12 months. He will meet with King in the coming weeks when the South Africa-based businessman travels to Glasgow. Gerrard is eager to receive whatever feedback comes his way from the man who appointed him on a fouryear contract last summer.
“We haven’t really discussed it over the phone in terms of my stuff and how I’m doing,” said Gerrard.
“But I’m sure that will be on the agenda when we do sit down. We haven’t spoken for a while, since the last time he was over. I’m sure Dave will give me his honest assessment and we will talk about moving forward. I’m not sure the exact date he will be over but I do know he will be here. I’m looking forward to catching up.”
Gerrard has radically overhauled the Rangers squad this season, signing 15 players in the summer transfer window and then making a further five additions in January.
As he considers his recruitment budget ahead of the 2019-20 campaign with King and director of football Mark Allen, he acknowledges he will