Michael Beale and the Rangers dark arts as insider reveals how he lifts players who feel like a 'bag of s***'
dailyrecord.co.ukMichael Beale has a way of getting the best out of players even when they're down - but the Rangers boss can get his players doing the nasty side of the game too.The former assistant manager to Steven Gerrard is now in the hotseat and started his reign in the Premiership with a 3-2 win over Hibs last week.
It doesn't get any easier as they travel away to Aberdeen tonight. Beale has a reputation as an elite coach who puts an emphasis on attacking football play at intensity.It doesn't always go to plan though for players in preparation for matches, as former number three goalkeeper Andy Firth has revealed.
He was taken from Barrow to Rangers by one of his former coaches at Liverpool and tells The Athletic that one of Beale's strengths is his football IQ, on top of holding a Plan B when in need of victory.Firth said: “Even now if I speak to him he still makes me feel like a kid.
I think: ‘I can’t wait to grow up and know what you do’. I think everyone at Rangers felt the same way."You just believe he can help you get better so much as he’s massive on individual development.
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