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Giovanni van Bronckhorst Rangers decision making questioned as manager's 'wrong' calls analysed

Neil McCann says Rangers manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst's decision making has been questionable at times.

The Light Blues hero reckons the Dutchman did a great job last year in guiding his team to a Scottish Cup final victory and the Europa League showpiece, which was eventually lost to Eintracht Frankfurt on penalties. He again made a bold tactical call against Liverpool in Champions League Group A matchday three, where his team lost to Liverpool.

They were battered in the first half after going five in the back, including youngster Leon King in that, while double-digit scoring striker Antonio Colak was benched for Alfredo Morelos. McCann reckons that some of his calls are probably rued by the Dutchman. The former Rangers winger told Sportsound ahead of kick-off: "I think he's made good decisions in the past. I think he has made poor ones and that is a learning process. He did great with Feyenoord and came to a big club like Rangers.

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"He did brilliant last season making good decisions. But if you look at the Europa League final, there were decisions made in that, that I think he'll sit back and say he probably got wrong.

"You are constantly making poor decisions at times in the heat of battle. That's why the top guys have got better players making fewer bad decisions on the pitch.

"That means that you're decisions off the pitch probably become easier."

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