I want to see hunger, says new Gers boss

GIOVANNI Van Bronckhorst has warned his Rangers squad that any player found to be lacking hunger for the challenge ahead will have a “tough manager” to work under. to be done and what you have to do to be successful. I will keep doing that. If some player thinks otherwise, they will have a tough manager.”

Van Bronckhorst, who confirmed he is an advocate of the 4-3-3 formation, believes he will need to make tweaks to Rangers on the basis of what he has seen so far, although he believes they are in a good position overall.

He said: “I saw footage of the team and games they had played this season. It’s a great squad, they won the league last year. In the second year, to be champions is more difficult.

“But we are still in a good place. Of course we are not happy with the result yesterday. We can see some things I want to change and we have to be better at.”

Rangers confirmed the arrival of three of Van Bronckhorst’s new backroom team yesterday, with Roy Makaay joining as firstteam coach, Yori Bosschaart as performance analyst and Arno Phillips as fitness coach. Van Bronckhorst is working to bring in another member of staff from Europe. He will take charge of the team for the first time in Thursday’s crucial Europa League showdown with Sparta Prague at Ibrox.

Van Bronckhorst revealed he has had communication with predecessor Gerrard. He said: “He sent me a message by email which was really nice. I think we will definitely be in contact in the coming weeks to talk about stuff. He did a really great job at Rangers.”