upcoming ranger people Head coach Kevin Muscat has given a revealing response to his Ibrox switch after closing in on the Chinese Championship with Shanghai Port. daily record revealed it Muscat has agreed terms to succeed Russell Martin While the Chinese Super League was embroiled in a three-horse race for the title.
A A thrilling 4-3 win over Chengdu on Friday morning Brought the club close to retaining their crown – although wins over Chengdu Rongcheng and Shanghai Shenhua ensured that the championship battle would extend to the final day on 22 November. Andrew Cavenagh and the Rangers hierarchy are willing to wait until the Chinese Super League campaign ends before securing his services – and the Australian has suggested he agrees and is in no rush to leave his current club.
After the match, Muscat turned his attention to progress in the AFC Champions League amid the closing stages of the season and a crowded fixture list.
He said, “The schedule is actually quite busy. Upon returning, we will comprehensively evaluate the condition of the team and players. We may rotate players to some extent depending on our general preparations.”
“Apart from the upcoming AFC Champions League Elite League, we also have an important match on the 26th of this month, for which the team will be fully prepared.
“Overall, this win was very important for us. The commitment and attitude of the players on the field showed that everyone was aware of the impact of this result.”
“Although we could have done better in some areas, especially in terms of taking advantage of opportunities, considering it was an away game, we scored a lot of goals and ultimately returned to Shanghai with three points. The whole team is very happy and satisfied.”
Muscat also gave a glimpse of what Rangers supporters can expect from his squad when it finally arrives in Glasgow.
The 52-year-old said his team were overly “conservative” despite the impressive seven-goal performance: “We analyzed it before the game and knew neither side could lose, so we were prepared to face difficulties.
“We knew that the opponent would step up their attack in the second half, but also give us some space to counter-attack.
“If we need to summarize anything, it’s that we were a little conservative at times, which resulted in a drop in our defense and gave our opponents more time to get hold of the ball and build their attack.”
