BARRY FERGUSON started SWEATING with excitement during his first interview as Ibrox boss as he prepared for his first day as Rangers manager.
The former treble-winning captain returned to Ibrox as interim boss after Philippe Clement was sacked on Sunday.
Barry Ferguson made a bright entrance as he arrived to take over at Rangers[/caption]
Philippe Clement was sacked after a dismal defeat to St Mirren[/caption]
Ferguson will be joined by former team-mates Neil McCann and Billy Dodds in the makeshift coaching team[/caption]
The Belgian’s backroom team of Stephan van der Heyden, Colin Stewart and Alex Rae were also axed – paving the way for an Ibrox reunion in Ferguson’s staff.
He brought back old team-mates Allan McGregor, Billy Dodds and Neil McCann to take the team until a permanent successor is found.
They kick-off as caretakers against Kilmarnock on Wednesday.
And Ferguson is relishing his chance at managing his boyhood heroes, after starring as player, captain and Hall of Famer.
He’s pledged to give fans ‘something new’ and insisted the “flat” squad needs confidence from his new-look coaching team.
He said: “It’s been a whirlwind 24 hours but I’m just happy to get it done, get my staff together and get into the training ground to get going.
“I’ve not been here in the training centre for a while and there have been changes.
“Training will be tough but enjoyable. It’ll be a certain standard which I would expect.
“It’s serious when it comes to 90 minutes, its all about winning at Rangers – that’s how I was brought up and that’s how I want my players to be.
“You have to win every game – the demands and expectations are put on you here to win games, and I don’t think we’ve won enough this year.
“It’s been inconsistent – look at Europe, come performances have been top class. Domestically – that’s your bread and butter, that’s what you have to win most weeks.
“There have been too many bumps in the road so it’s my job and my staff’s job to get a level of consistency from the players.
“They are a good group, they just look a bit flat at this moment in time but its our job as a staff to get that confidence back up.”
Ferguson admitted he didn’t think the call would EVER come – but he’s formed a coaching set-up until the end of the season with some ex-team-mates and Issame Charai.
He added: “If I’m honest I didn’t think it would ever come – I’ve been happy doing what Have been doing in the past few years since I came out of coaching as a club ambassador, I’ve enjoyed that role.
“When I was asked it was a job I couldnt turn down – albeit its only three months i know that.
“But its my job to get a kick out this group of players and when I’ve watched them there are really good players so its our job as a staff and mine as a manger to get the best out of them.
“I’m going to be the manager, I have brought in Billy Dodds and Neil McCann who have had previous experience as managers, I played with them and know their characters and know how good they are on the training pitch, and obviously Allan McGregor everyone knows what he did with the club.
“I’m excited with my staff – when I asked them I was unsure if I could get them but they were great and the first point was ‘desperate to come and work for you’ and thats what I want.
“I’ve spent a bit of time with Issame and we spoke about players and the way I want to take the teams forward.
“He will just need to obviously get used to a new coaching team coming in.
“But he’s eager and has a good work ethic about him and that’s important to me, so I’m looking forward to bringing him in with the staff.
Barry Ferguson admitted he thought the call would never come[/caption]
He’s re-joined Rangers as interim boss for ‘the next three months’[/caption]
He’s assembled a backroom team including old team-mates Allan McGregor and Neil McCann[/caption]
“I played under some fantastic managers I learned so much off.
“But I’m my own guy, I have a certain way of playing and you’ll see it straight away and that’s what we’ll work on, on the training field.
“We only have one day preparation before Kilmarnock which is not ideal, but it is what it is.
“I’m not complaining. I’m in a fantastic position but you will see certain differences on Wednesday night.
“[Fans are] going to see a team with an attack-minded style of play and we’re going to try to win every single game.
“We’ll be aggressive – which was a part of my game as well. I don’t mean that in terms of tackling people or going over the top, i mean aggressive in the press.
“We just need to make sure we get it right.
“But when I look at the squad I do see a team that’s capable of winning games week in week out.
“I’m getting a bit sweaty here and ready to go, but every game we enter, we enter to win.”
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