NEW Rangers manager Pedro Caixinha intends to hire a 'local' assistant to help him adapt to life at the Ibrox club.
The Portuguese coach began life as the new Gers boss on Monday after Graeme Murty ended his spell as caretaker manager with a 1-1 draw away to Celtic on Sunday.
And the 46-year-old, who has previously managed in Portugal, Mexico and Qatar, revealed his is looking to bring in somebody with a knowledge of Scottish football for assistance.
"Yes there will be more people added along with those who came along with me to Sunday’s game," he told Rangers TV.
“We are also looking to have someone, because this is going to be my third experience of working abroad, and I always look to have one local assistant in order to provide a bridge between the culture, the history and the traditions.
“They help with everything; what it means living in Glasgow, what it means to live in Scotland, how to behave with the opponent’s managers, how do they like to play or how do they not like to play, all the competitions in which you are involved and the players you are going to start working with.
“So I like to have someone for all those situations that you need someone to bridge the gap but also to tell me about the good ideas which existed before.
“But also I need to educate and coach him about the way we want to put things into practise.
“We have approached some people already so we are going to put together a short list and then we are going to present our shortlist. I’ll speak with all of them and then after that I will make the decision.
“I think that will be helpful for us and with coaching staff but I think it is really important to have your own people because they already know the way you think and the way you work so it is much easy to implement.
“It’s easier than arriving and not only having to teach the players but also the coaching staff.”
Caixinha looks set to work under a Director of Football at Ibrox, although the position is yet to be filled after Southampton's Ross Wilson rejected the club's advances.
The Portuguese said he is used to working within a similar structure and insists it won't be a problem as long as everyone shares the same philosophy.
“I have worked with that structure before, it is the sort of working relationship that I am used to but I’ve performed more as a manager at most of the clubs I have worked at.
“I have worked more than a regular coach who prepares the team for the matches because I like to focus on the planning and organisation and also the long term project.
“I am used to working with a Director of Football and it should be no problem at all because we will share the same philosophy.
“If the manager and the coach are sharing the same philosophy then everything is going to be easier.
“If you spread that philosophy to the players then the whole club has the same philosophy and everything is going to be easier and that is what everybody is looking for.”
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