Steven Gerrard took charge of Rangers FC in 2018 after coaching with the Liverpool academy for a year and since then the Merseyside man has done a pretty decent job.
The manager has made a number of changes to the Gers squad over the past couple of transfer windows but still, Rangers are yet to shatter the dominance of Celtic in the Premiership.
But according to ex-Rangers man, Michael Ball, Steven Gerrard has what it takes to end Celtic FC’s dominance in the domestic competition.
“It’s disappointing to see a club like that go through what it’s had to go through for the last few years,” Ball told the Four Lads Had a Dream podcast, as reported.
“I grew up with Stevie. He was a great lad and obviously a great player, although on the wrong side [in my city] with Liverpool! It’s great for me to be able to support him now he’s at my club in Glasgow. Hopefully, he will be successful – and he will be, given that time.
“He is closing the gap. If you look at Celtic’s wage bill compared to our own, there is a massive gulf there.
“It’s up to Stevie to coach the players at Rangers to be better players and that takes time. tHe will hope to add more players when he can to the squad, to make them better during every transfer window. That’s going to happen.
“When you see your arch-rivals winning things, it should be an incentive to be part of it. You can put your head down, point fingers and moan about it and try and find out whose fault it is.
“But it’s up to Steven and the players now to get the results, if the season restarts and Celtic drop points, to pick up the pieces and pile the pressure on them.
“Each and every year, the gap has been closing so hopefully next season and the ones after that, we are going to be top and keep on winning title after title. I think Steven is the man for that.
“It’s up to the board to back him, to bring in the players he wants to add the right mix of quality to the football club to be successful.”
Can Steven Gerrard take Rangers back to the top?
While Steven Gerrard does have the power and guile to take Rangers to the top but for that to happen a lot of things will have to fall into place perfectly.
The first one being the ability to take the right transfer decisions.
Up until now, the manager has made a large number of signings but only a handful of them have turned out to be successful at Ibrox whereas Celtic are really thoughtful and methodical about the players they keep bringing in.
Also Celtic are a well-oiled machine both on and off the pitch and somehow, Rangers are yet to reach that position under Steven Gerrard.
Thirdly, last season, the Gers might have made a really good start to the campaign but they lost steam soon enough simply cause they lacked the killer instinct to finish games off. While Celtic were racking up points after points, Rangers, on the other hand, kept on dropping unnecessary points.
So, in order to get back to the level of their Glasgow rivals, a lot of more work needs to be done during which Celtic might very well gather a bunch of other accolades.
