Neil McCann has urged patience in Rangers' tactical evolution as the coaching team works to eliminate what manager Barry Ferguson described as "old habits creeping back in."
Speaking ahead of this weekend's home fixture against Hibernian, McCann acknowledged the challenges of implementing new systems in limited time, particularly following the team's nervy 4-3 win over Dundee that raised defensive concerns.
"Well obviously we can't divulge what was said about our thoughts on Barry's comments about bad habits creeping back in," McCann told reporters at Thursday's press conference.
"But I think the difficult thing for us is in the short space of time we have been in the door we've actually thrown an unbelievable amount of information at them."
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The former Rangers winger, who joined Ferguson's coaching staff in February, emphasised the tactical adjustments the team has been implementing both before and during matches.
"I think you will all recognise that we've wanted to change shape a number of times. Not only from the start of matches against different opposition but during matches where we felt it maybe wasn't going right," he explained.
McCann acknowledged that transitioning away from previous tactical instructions remains an ongoing challenge for the squad.
"It's obvious that old coaching habits, maybe things that they've been encouraged to do previous to us coming in, will still remain as a kind of hard wire. And it's up to us if we don't like those, we will try and change them."
With the season entering its final stretch and Rangers still fighting for Europa League glory, McCann stressed that repetition in training is key to embedding the new tactical approaches.
"They have to take a wee bit of time, we are all aware that it will take a wee bit of time to get that information in to them so it's second nature, it's about repetition," he said. "Unfortunately we don't have a great deal of time before the end of the season, but we work hard every day in training for them to try and take that information on board."
Rangers host Hibs on Saturday, looking to finish their Scottish Premiership campaign on a positive tone, with defensive solidity likely to be a key focus following the seven-goal thriller against Dundee.
City rivals Celtic remain 13 points ahead at the league summit and look on course to win yet another title in the coming weeks.
