Kenny Dalglish reckons all the pressure is on theRangers this weekend in the Scottish Cup semi-final against Celtic at Hampden. And the former Celtic legend also believes that the people at Celtic who brought Ange Postecoglou to the club and stood by him after a difficult start earlier in the season deserve some of the credit for the position that Celtic now find themselves in with the League Cup already won and a commanding lead in the Scottish Premiership which is now going into the post-split fixtures the week after the Scottish Cup semi-finals.
Hearts and Hibs are first up on Saturday with the Edinburgh Derby at Hampden before The Glasgow Derby the following day. And according to King Kenny there’s much more pressure on theRangers this time around.
“There’s more pressure on (the)Rangers to win it. I know they’ve done well in Europe and have a big game on Thursday at home. Whatever happens there, even if they get beat, they’ve done really well to get this far. I think Sunday would be the more important game of the two (for theRangers).
“I don’t think it’ll affect what happens with the league campaign. That’s 100% in Celtic’s hands. There’s one Old Firm (sic) game to come so if they don’t lose that it’s almost done and dusted for them.”
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“At the beginning there was a bit of grumbling but you’ve got to be fair to the people who put him in place because they’re the ones who stood by him and been patient,” the former Celtic legend. stated.
“Ange had an idea in his mind what he wanted and what market he wanted to buy in because he knew it best. The people he’s brought in have been very successful up to now. So I think everybody deserves praise because the club have to have the patience, but he’s got the know how and the people who have come in have reacted very positively to what he wants to do.”
