Graeme Souness would’ve picked Frank Lampard for Rangers job and outlines why he would’ve been great
Graeme Souness believes Frank Lampard would have been the perfect coach for Rangers over Philippe Clement.
talkSPORT revealed that Lampard was one of the frontrunners for the Rangers job last month after Michael Beale was sacked.
But the ex-Chelsea boss missed out with Belgian coach Clement landing the role instead.
However, former Rangers boss and Rangers fan Souness believes that Lampard should have been given the job, instead.
Speaking to Jim White and Simon Jordan, Souness admitted he is a fan of Lampard and insisted his previous jobs at Chelsea and Everton should be discounted.
When asked by Jordan if he supported the arrival of Lampard as manager, Souness said live on air: «Aye.
»There were two outstanding candidates, Frank and Philippe, who got the job.
«The final say was not with me. For me, Frank had the edge because of this. Frank has a great deal to offer in terms of management. I think if you analyse him taking the Chelsea job when he did, it was always going to be very, very difficult.
»I think taking the Everton job is a basket case. Have they improved since Frank has left? Not a bit.
«So I would not be too harsh to judge Frank. I know you were critical of him, Simon, but I think he is a football man, through and through.
»The thing that encouraged me about Frank when I met him is that he wanted to do it, he doesn't need the money, he wants to be a football manager, a successful football manager and he fancied the Rangers job.
«That is a hard place to work in the west of Scotland. Fortunately, it went well for me but I know how difficult it is.»
Souness both played for and managed Rangers, taking charge in 1986 in his first role as a coach where he won three league titles and the Scottish League Cup four times.
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