Michael Beale made it a dozen games unbeaten as Rangers boss but it was anything but delightful as the nervy Ibrox men edged past Ross County.
16.01.2023 - 11:03 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Former Celtic star Kris Commons believes it was a bold call for Michael Beale to claim it would be "unthinkable" for Rangers to end the season trophyless.
Steven Gerrard's former chief lieutenant experienced two such campaigns during his previous tenure at Ibrox but the Englishman believes the time is now for success after replacing Gio Van Bronckhorst last month. And his first attempt at denying rivals Celtic a Treble chance will come in the Viaplay Cup Final on February 26.
Both sides navigated tricky semi-finals with the Premeirship leaders seeing off Kilmarnock in a bruising 2-0 win before Rangers outlasted a game Aberdeen side thanks to Kemar Roofe's extra time winner to leave Jim Goodwin crestfallen. And Commons can sense a different path to Gerrard if the 42-year-old lands instant success against their biggest rivals. Speaking in his Daily Mail column, he said: "Ange Postecoglou believes it might as well be written into his contract at Celtic Park, whilst Michael Beale feels it would be 'unthinkable' for Rangers to end this season without a trophy. That was quite a bold statement from Beale. Let's not forget, he initially arrived in Glasgow a few years ago at a time when Celtic were racking up Trebles for fun.
"As Steven Gerrard's assistant, Beale had to wait three full seasons before the Ibrox side finally won silverware. One trophy out of a possible nine wasn't exactly a great return. But he can now look forward to his first crack at winning a major honour after Rangers successfully found a way past Aberdeen in yesterday's semi-final.
"Whilst it took Gerrard the best part of three years to win a trophy, Beale could potentially do it after barely two months in the job by the time he faces Celtic in next month's
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