Vive la Revolution

Well with no SPL football it is time to reflect upon Le Guen's performance. No one expected Rangers to get such a high profile figure from world football, but they did. The question now is, was it worth it.

So far you have to say that his school report card would read 'could do better'. Many people are now wondering if he can build a team from scratch or is the sort of manager who can only build upon other peoples success. He led Lyon to three titles in a row, but the team he took over had already proven itself and as not of his own design. The man who took over from him has continued with that success, so he hasn't been missed. That has to be food for thought.

Already this season Rangers are seven points behind Celtic and four behind Hearts, after only nine games. Maybe this season will revolve around the UEFA cup, but the draw was not exactly favourable.

Rangers had felt that the previous manager was not going to lead them into a new ea of European success and chose to take a man how had spent the last year as a TV pundit and running marathons in the desert.

The announcment of Le Guen was met with universal media praise and fans euphoria. This was the man to take Rangers forward. Now the fans waited to see a production line of French talent coming through, ala Arsenal. Well the season has started and there are no French startlets and the team seems no better off than last year.

Le Guen signed twelve players during the summer, but only one of them was deemed good enough to play against Celtic in the 2-0 defeat at Celtic Park. This is hardly showing Le Guen as a good judge of up and coming talent. In fact the best players in the team are those he inherited from the previous manager.

Having said this his start at Lyon was equally poor, only three wins in nine matches. But does he have the backing of the board to pull Rangers out of their current hole? Only time will tell.

Wins in the SPL against Aberdeen and UEFA aginst Molde have given him some breathing space, but for how long? Rangers fans will need more than this to satify their desire for success. They want to win the SPL title back from Celtic, but Le Guen does not seem to want to discuss this. After the Abredeen game he said, 'I don't want to speak about that. I want to speak about the victory and the way we played.'

Maybe the extra training sessions and the more disciplined apporach will eventually pay dividends at Ibrox, but will Le Guen be given enough time? If not then the fans will reject the revolution for something a bit more immediate.

Maybe Rangers should look at the national team for inspiration. Scotland chose a European manager to take them to the next level with a new brand of football. After years of indifferent results they hanged to a traditional Scottish manager and the success followed.