Former Rangers player and coach Peter Lovenkrands has suggested Scottish youngsters are “scared” to try their luck abroad when asked why we fail to produce players like similar-sized countries, claiming he spoke to several Ibrox Academy youngsters about it.
After Scotland’s Euro 2020 exit with only a single point from three games, the post mortem over where things went wrong rumbles on with comparisons drawn to 1992 winners Denmark.
The former Rangers coach thinks players want to stay in Scotland with the Old Firm rather than go abroad and thinks that players who do move abroad tend to be more versatile.
“Our players aren’t scared, they want to move on and they are very versatile,” Lovenkrands told the BBC, as quoted by the Scottish Sun.
“For me, Scottish players, having been at Rangers, none of them want to go.
“They want to stay at home in Scotland. Rangers and Celtic are big clubs, I understand that.
“I spoke to a few boys and asked them about going abroad but they aren’t interested and only a few players will do it.”
Rangers should be looking to be a destination for young players to come to – not get away from
While Lovenkrands’ point is valid, from the club’s perspective they’d surely want Rangers to be viewed as somewhere players want to be.
For some players, going abroad can really help them take that next step of their career but in doing so, there will few clubs anywhere in the world where there is so much pressure to succees as there is at Rangers.
With the Gers preparing for a historic Lowland League campaign, Rangers will be hoping they can provide everything a player needs to be a top-level star in the future.
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