Brother Pedro is wilting under the pressure of his first serious job in management.
At the turn of the year he was out in the dessert of Qatar with no one listening or bothered about whether his side won or lost.
After the briefest of honeymoons at Ibrox the knives are out for the smooth talking journeyman after he failed to derail Celtic’s treble bid.
The euphoria of a 3-0 win at Aberdeen sent delusions sky high but they came crashing to earth with a thump at Hampden as Celtic cantered into the Scottish Cup Final in third gear.
After a week of gushing praise every aspect of Caixinha is being re-examined from his six day working week to rescheduling the close season when players had already made holiday plans.
Hugging Brendan Rodgers like a long lost compadre followed by a fumbling demonstration of tactics haven’t gone down well with the people with the anxiety all too obvious in the fifth best coach in Qatar.
Asked if he would change anything about his preparations for the Hampden humiliation Pedro snapped at the Daily Record; “Nothing. Nothing at all. I wouldn’t change the style, there would be no change of tactic – just a change in the passion.”
Clearly angered, like Mark Warburton, at the gentlest of criticism he added: “You are seeing someone who is clear, frontal and open but everyone has his own limit. When I feel I am not being respected I’m not going to respect. I’m polite, I’m educated but I’m a f***ing tough guy.
“What I said is that when I’m defending my club – the way I’m defending Rangers now – they are the best club in the world. My board and my management are the best in the world so that also means that my players and my squad are the best in the world.
“I have explained this since the very beginning. They give the best in the world and they give the best in Scotland. It’s clear now?
“I also said from the beginning we need a strong youth level, squad level and also to bring in Scottish and international players.
“Do you want me to tell you names of the ones that are being told to get out and the ones that are coming in?
“I’m not going to do that. It’s my job to make these changes and that’s what I’m doing. My opinion has not changed on the back of last week’s match and I told the players before the game as well.”
