Speaking exclusively to The Evening Times, Ronny Deila has made a bold claim about new Rangers manager Pedro Caixinha's reign at Ibrox.

What's the story?

Ronny Deila left Celtic last year after supporters grew tired with his Celtic team underperforming in Europe and in the domestic cup competitions, most notably losing against Rangers in last season's semi-final of the Scottish Cup.

Despite having the biggest budget in Scotland by a distance, Celtic suffered some poor results under the Norwegian manager, even letting Aberdeen get closer than fans would have liked in the league.

As Pedro Caixinha embarks on a new experience for him in British football, Deila reckons that the Portuguese has it a lot easier than he did when he arrived in Scotland.

As quoted by The Evening Times, Deila said:

It is of course a totally different thing to come in when the club is No 3 or No 4 in the SPFL. When I came in, Neil Lennon had won three or four leagues so the expectation was much higher. I think it is much easier for Pedro to come in to these circumstances. But at the same time I don't know what kind of money he will get to change the team around.

While admitting himself the difficulty of the task at hand also depends on what budget Caixinha has to play with, it's an interesting take on the challenge facing the Rangers manager.

How difficult is Caixinha's job?

Pedro Caixinha is coming into a club that, while currently 3rd in the Scottish Premiership, has a fanbase that expect them to be competing at the very top of Scottish football both in the leagues and in the domestic cups.

That makes the task at hand extraordinary difficult. If the perception of success to Rangers supporters is different to reality then it's almost impossible to make people happy.

Brendan Rodgers' Celtic have streaked ahead in the league this season, not losing a single game and closing that gap is both the priority and extremely difficult at the same time.

Deila did come into a pressure cooker situation himself and winning every match is tough regardless of your budget but was it harder than Caixinha's job? We're not so sure.

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