Rangers had a catastrophic start to the 2017-18 season under manager Pedro Caixinha after which the reigns of the club were handed to development coach Graeme Murty in December of last year.
Under Murty, the Light Blues suffered two embarrassing defeats at the hands of Old Firm rivals Celtic FC and then came the bust-up with Lee Wallace. Finally, at the end of the season, Murty was relieved of his duties as a first-team coach and went back to work with the U20’s.
But despite his failure to make a mark with the first team squad, Graeme Murty feels that his development side have put in a fine shift during pre-season and are ready for the challenges coming up.
Graeme Murty said: “Pre-season has been excellent, and I have to complement the players on their attitude and application.
“Not only the players who have come back early to go in with the first team and have shown up very well in that environment but the guys who have come back in and really embraced the challenges on some early tours we have had.
“Some of our play and some of our understanding has been outstanding early-on.
“It was really valuable as we played against three top teams, and we had some younger players out there too, and they showed up very well too.
“The main pleasing aspect was the intensity of our play and the ability to maintain quality while playing quickly. The players really showed some fantastic flashes of ability whilst working towards getting fit for that first game of the season, which is what pre-season is all about.
“To come away with a win in the tournament really revealed something about the quality and the standard of these players.
“And I have to say, I have noticed a real improvement. I have obviously been away from this group for a little while, but the Games Programme we had last year has undoubtedly stood them in good stead.”
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