It’s fair to say that the euphoric result midweek for Celtic had the opposite effect on our opponents. In the post-mortem of a chastening exercise that saw them blown away by a rampant and rapacious Ange Postecoglou Celtic side, it seems their saviour across the way has gone from zero to hero in a matter of days.

The new man came in when Slippy G followed in the footsteps of Brendan Rodgers, and done a midnight flit to the riches of the English Premier League. At first they were full of bravado when their replacement coach steadied the ship and qualified for the Europa League knockout phase.

The cry was all about how they were going to hammer us when we met again because of our Japanese “utility player” who couldn’t make the 25-man Japan squad, and a… what was it again… MK Dons project in midfield. I think we all know who had the last laugh there “people”.

Social media is always awash with this kinda stuff before and after these games, and the contrast between the two could not be starker. After the Ibrox club’s manager gave his assessment and press conference previewing the weekends game, the pervading attitude is one of anguish as he sets out his stall even after the drubbing he was given.

Have a look at the consternation in these tweets…

🎙️ GVB: I believe in my way of playing and our system, we have to keep doing the basics correctly. Tracking back, aggression and take the moments to go forward. We have to now bounce back and on Sunday we show the determination from a couple months ago.

— Rangers Football Club (@RangersFC) February 4, 2022