Rangers boss Pedro Caixinha wants to bring greatness back to Ibrox
Saturday 5 August 2017 13:42, UK
Pedro Caixinha is focused on bringing "greatness" back to Rangers as he prepares for his first Scottish Premiership game of the 2017-18 campaign.
Caixinha took over at Ibrox back in March but the Gers finished the season a distant third as fierce rivals Celtic ran away with the title and Aberdeen claimed second spot.
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The Portuguese has since overseen a significant overhaul of his playing squad, although early results have not been positive and they were knocked out of the Europa League by Luxembourg minnows Progres Niederkorn.
But his focus on getting Rangers back to the top of Scottish football will not be dominated by games against those teams who finished ahead of them last season.
Ahead of Sunday's Sky Live season opener at Motherwell, he said: "I'm not concerned about challenging Celtic or Aberdeen, I'm concerned about returning the greatness to this club and doing that is by challenging all the teams you are facing.
"I don't have an idea now when we are going to play Aberdeen or Celtic. Is it the end of August, September or October? I don't know.
"I'm just focused on Motherwell and after that there is the League Cup match with Dunfermline and then Hibs.
"I'm not just focusing on those two teams [Aberdeen and Celtic], I'm focusing on all the teams. We want to win three points in all of the games so we need to win it one match at a time."
And Caixinha says pressure to bring success to Ibrox is not something he will struggle to cope with as he plots his selection for Sunday's trip to Fir Park.
"Since the very beginning I have no problem with the pressure," he added. "I'm a guy who knows the responsibility I'm taking on.
"I have huge shoulders so I have no problem with it, so I'm working hard to deliver a team the fans can be proud of."
