Gio: Players must get up to speed for Celtic tests

RANGERS manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst last night expressed his frustration at collapsing against Celtic from dead-ball situations he had spoken about pre-match — and warned his players that it can never happen again. The Dutchman saw his side taken apart 4-0 at Parkhead after gifting early goals to Liel Abada and Jota from a throw-in and a free-kick.

Abada scored again from a move that started with a throw-in before the break, with substitute David Turnbull capitalising on a dreadful mistake from keeper Jon McLaughlin to wrap up the scoring near the end.

Van Bronckhorst, though, was alarmed by how similar the game was to the three-goal thrashing suffered on league business at Parkhead in February — when Ange Postecoglou’s side were also three-up at half-time.

‘You know the start you have is very important,’ he said. ‘Also, how the game will develop.

‘We knew the threat they have with quickly-taken throw-ins and also free-kicks, and I think we were exposed two times, which gave two goals away.

‘For me, that is very disappointing because we knew they were going to do it and, still, we weren’t prepared enough.

‘Those moments, especially, in the first half, will decide the