Kenny Miller calls for Rangers patience amid Michael Beale transfer revolution
Former Rangers striker Kenny Miller has called for fans and pundits to afford Michael Beale patience after a summer of revolution at Ibrox.
The Ibrox boss has made nine new signings this summer in what has been dubbed a revolution, with his forward line in particular completely replaced as Cyriel Dessers managed to score his first goal for the Gers in Wednesday night’s (9 August) 2-1 win over Servette.
But Miller, who made 291 appearances for the Ibrox club across two spells in Glasgow, believes that the new arrivals at Ibrox have to be given time to find their feet despite Celtic already gaining a three-point advantage in the title race.
Speaking on talkSPORT, via the Daily Record on Thursday (August 10), Miller said: “There’s been a lot of excitement surrounding the recruitment drive by Michael Beale over the summer.
“It looked as if it was going to be a lot easier against Servette, they were outstanding for that opening 15-20 minutes but it ended on a negative note, you could sense the frustrations of the fans.
“It’s early days in the Michael Beale revolution. This team needs time to gel and game time to get up to speed. When you have this summer transfer window, it can disrupt your preparations and it looks that way at the moment. Rangers fans need to be patient with Michael Beale and his team.”
Patience is earned
Patience isn’t a word often thrown around the Old Firm and it is unlikely to be too commonly used this season, especially as the stakes and expectations are so high at Ibrox this summer, with a genuine belief before the season opener against Kilmarnock of complete positivity.
As mentioned by Miller, this Celtic team don’t drop many points, let alone lose many matches so Beale’s team need to get their domestic season up and running regardless of whether or not they have completely gelled as a group yet.
Fundamentally, it is now a case of matching or bettering Celtic’s results every week and getting the better of them in the Old Firm matches and there is no doubt that the team at Ibrox can do that, it’s just whether they have it right now.
The performance against Servette for parts will have put some hearts at rest and Dessers finding the net for the first time could well be crucial, but it needs to be the start of an impressive run of both form and results rather than a flash in the pan of what we could come to expect.
Patience may well be afforded to most managers who sign almost a completely new team, but Rangers isn’t any ordinary club and the stakes are as high as ever.
In other Rangers news, Dessers believes the Gers frontline will make each other better players over time