Graeme Murty has a clear understanding of management claptrap.
The caretaker Ibrox boss is three days away from the fixture that he called daunting when he was first put in charge of Mark Warburton’s squad.
Murty has looked a bag of nerves on the touchline and in front of the cameras as he deals with the failed #goingfor55 campaign.
Trailing Celtic by a massive 33 points has caused chaos at Ibrox as the destination of the journey through the lower leagues delivers an unwelcome message.
None of Murty’s players would get on the Celtic bench but with little to work with the Reading legend has turned to management-speak to get through the next few days.
In an interview on the company website the management rookie used the term ‘clear understanding’ three times in his opening comment before going on about using advanced techniques.
The best managers and coaches keep the game simple for players, those without that ability prefer to bamboozle with their own incredible knowledge.
Previewing Sunday’s clash he claimed: “I’ve got a clear understanding of what it’s going to take and I’ve got a clear understanding of some of the principles that I would like to instil in the players if I was to take charge of the game, and a clear understanding in my mind of what it’s going to take to get a positive result.
“It’s not rocket science, you have to cope with what they are going to bring to the party and it’s down to players supporting one another and actually embracing the challenge and not being fearful.
“These are going to be really big elements, regardless of any tactical changes or formations or anything, it’s about players standing up at Parkhead and that’s going to be vitally important.
“The more I see of this game the more I’m convinced that we need to embrace more advanced techniques in getting into players’ minds and their mind set and hoping they will be mentally stronger and be better decision makers under pressure, because that is what it comes down to.”
It’s not rocket science, it’s not advanced technique. Generally the team with the best players, the better manager and the clearest preparation win.