Brendan Rodgers warns Steven Gerrard about management

Current Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers has warned newly appointed Rangers boss Steven Gerrard that he could be in for a culture shock when it comes to management.

The former Liverpool boss is looking forward to facing Gerrard, but he mentioned it could take time for Gerrard to adjust to his new role in life.

“I’ve come up against guys that I’ve known well before, and I’ve come up against top class players before,” Rodgers said, as quoted by The Liverpool Echo. “So, there is nothing new in it.

“But of course, Steven is someone that I know well, and he has decided to take his first steps into management at Rangers, and I’m sure he’ll enjoy the challenge and the test of it all. So, it will be fun.

“I think when you go into management at whatever level then, no matter what you have done or achieved as a player, once you close that door behind you as a player, then you are entering a different sport.

“As a player you are always looking after yourself and making sure that everything was okay. But as a manager you have to look after everything.

“But Stevie has got experience in terms of leadership and leading the team, so that will stand him in good stead, like you’ve seen with other captains who have gone into management positions.

“Wherever you go as a first-time manager, it is always a test, and of course he’s gone to a big club at Rangers, so that will be a test, but I’m sure it’s one he will enjoy.”

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GLASGOW, SCOTLAND – MAY 04: Steven Gerrard is unveiled as the new manager of Rangers football Club at Ibrox Stadium on May 4, 2018 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

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Rodgers did say Gerrard has an advantage in one particular area compared to most first entering management, and that’s the fact he’s used to the spotlight.

“A club like Liverpool can train you for that a bit,” said Rodgers.

“I know that because I was the manager there and Steven has played there.

“It is when you have been in and around that pressure, in that environment, then it certainly helps when you go into another pressure situation. That is what can prepare you.

“And of course, if it’s your first job then of course it adds a little bit more to it. But that is why you make the steps into management. You have to take a step somewhere and he has decided to make that step at Rangers.

“Plus, he’s got his staff around him that he knows well, so he’ll be looking to do well.”

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