Ally McCoist pinpoints major Rangers weakness against Celtic as players told what they must do to win Cup
dailyrecord.co.ukAlly McCoist insists Rangers must sort out their mental weakness in Old Firm derby games to win the Scottish Cup - as he tipped them to BEAT Celtic at Hampden.Ibrox strike legend McCoist’s former club are in the middle of a wretched derby run of one win - and even that was a dead rubber - in ELEVEN games against the Hoops ahead of Saturday’s showpiece.
Rangers have also conceded the first goal in all but one of the last TWELVE meetings.Philippe Clement is looking for his first victory over Celtic in what will be his fourth attempt and McCoist, speaking to talkSPORT BET, said: “These games are won in the head as much as anywhere else.
Sadly, there’s a weakness in the mentality of some of the Rangers players going into this fixture. Hopefully it’ll have been addressed ahead of the cup final.“Rangers have to start the game well on Saturday.
It’s unbelievable how Rangers have started Old Firm games recently on the back foot. The one thing you have to do in an Old Firm game is come flying out of the traps and meet the opposition head on, and Rangers haven’t done that in recent games.
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