Pedro Caixinha hopes to mould Josh Windass into the complete footballer

The Ibrox boss has told Josh Windass he can be a match-winner for Rangers - but only if he changes his approach to the game.

Published 8th Aug 2017

The Ibrox midfielder was almost unplayable for 45 minutes as Gers opened their Ladbrokes Premiership campaign with Sunday's win at Motherwell.

But while the Light Blues faithful were busy lapping up his pacey dribbles, Caixinha was more interested in the lapses of concentration that almost cost his team dear.

The Portuguese coach said after the Fir Park clash that the former Accrington Stanley playmaker had to learn to be more switched on after pointing out his positional mistake which led to Ben Heneghan's equaliser.

Now he has explained he is only taking his hardline approach because he wants the 23-year-old to fulfill his potential.

Josh is a very good prospect,'' said Caixinha.He has huge physicality when he accelerates the game forward on the pitch.

Things are going in the right direction but we need to keep working hard.

I always like to look for the points where our individual players need to improve. It doesn't matter if it's one of the youngest like Josh or one of the oldest like Bruno Alves or Kenny Miller.

If we have some points that we identify as a pattern that we can change in a training session or by watching some footage to convince them they need to do it, then we will.

Josh is one player that I am keen to change the way he sees the game, the way he approaches the game so that he can be come a much more complete player.

If he can give you all that he does and that he understands the other moments of the game, the defensive ones, and that you need to be switched on all the time, then I will be glad to help him.

He knows that and we are working together in the direction.'