von Lubo » Di 14. Jul 2020, 08:52
Paul Lambert auf bbc.co.uk:
Rangers face the "horrendous" pressure of trying to protect the history of their club's greats this season, says former Celtic captain Paul Lambert.
"There's a lot more pressure on trying to stop it than winning it," he told the Scottish Football podcast.
"If you don't win it, people are really disappointed, but you've still got nine and everybody's the same.
"But if Rangers lose 10 in a row now, the history of Rangers is gone. That's the pressure we had.
"John Clark, Billy McNeill, Bertie Auld, Ronnie Simpson, Jock Stein, Jimmy Johnstone, all those great guys... did you want to be known for losing their history?"
Lambert highlighted Celtic's momentum and stability in backing them to successfully chase down championship number 10.
"If Steven doesn't know pressure, it will come now," former Scotland midfielder Lambert added. "The Rangers fans will make it a furnace of a place if they don't win.
"The Celtic pressure will be an enjoyable one. The Rangers pressure is going to be horrendous. It's not the Rangers guys' ability, it's in the brain. Mentally can they handle it?
"Chasing a title is incredibly tough when your rivals are a good bit away from you. If you can't handle that Rangers crowd baying for you to win every game to stop your oldest rivals taking away your history, players can capitulate in front of 50,000. They don't want the ball because they're scared."
Champions of Europe 1967