Jim White reacts as Rangers thrashed at Celtic on Wednesday
Jim White has highlighted doubts for Rangers this season after their devastating Old Firm defeat against Celtic.
Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s men were blown away from kick off at Celtic Park, conceding in the opening minutes, and any hope of regrouping at halftime evaporated with two more goals shortly before the break.
The two Glasgow rivals switched places at the top of the Scottish Premiership and the Hoops now well and truly have momentum behind them, while Gers have anything but.
Writing on his personal Twitter account soon after the final whistle White said: “Huge message sent out by Celtic tonight, 3-0, but easily could and should have been more.
“Big questions for Rangers to answer.”
Awful night
The talkSPORT presenter articulated two very uncomfortable truths for the Ibrox men.
The miserable display from the visitors on Wednesday night brings about significant questions for the manager and some of the players.
Van Bronkhorst knew the importance of the Old Firm derby from his time as a player and would have known the significance of this one in particular considering how results have gone since the return from the winter break.
Yet he was unable to get his players into the right mindset to cope with the onslaught from Celtic, with three players being substituted at the half, including Borna Barisic who has been slated from all angles following his role in the third goal.
For all the damage it has done at Ibrox, the confidence Ange Postecoglou’s side will have gained from the game will be huge.
Not only has the Celtic manager got a major one over his opposite number at the first opportunity but their January signing Reo Hatate has instantly gone down in Hoops folklore.
Going top of the league at the direct expense of the Light Blues, and in the spotlight of a midweek evening, the Old Firm clash will have boosted them hugely and leaves van Bronckhorst with a lot of work to do.
In other Rangers news, this man has been torn apart by BBC Scotland’s chief sports writer for his performance last night.