Neil Warnock kicks off at ball boys as Aberdeen boss loses first recreation in cost

Aberdeen boss Neil Warnock could not assist however take a dig on the Rangers ball boys after his crew misplaced 2-1 in his first match in cost.

The 75-year-old supervisor, who was employed by Aberdeen after a tough patch beneath Barry Robson, had been jobless since leaving Huddersfield in September.

In his return to administration, he oversaw his 1,627th recreation as a supervisor on Tuesday (February 6) evening at Ibrox. Despite some positives from his first expertise of Scottish soccer, it was additionally the primary time Warnock has misplaced his opening match with a brand new membership, the Mirror experiences.

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Rangers took the lead seven minutes in with a objective from Rabbi Matondo, earlier than Bojan Miovski equalised simply earlier than half-time. Todd Cantwell secured the win for Rangers, scoring off a rebound from Kelle Roos, though Dujon Sterling was despatched off late within the recreation.

Despite having a numerical benefit for the final 10 minutes, Aberdeen could not capitalise, partly resulting from what Warnock described as knowledgeable time-wasting.

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He praised his crew’s effort, saying: “Listen, the application was fabulous. After that early goal, we think, are they going to crumble? But they can only get better. The centre-backs were super they could have gone under.

“Rangers are good however they depart gaps, and even the ball boys get in on the motion”, said Warnock. “Rangers have so many good gamers however they depart gaps. They’ve had a great run at residence. At the top, you’ve got the ball boys including 5 minutes.

“They are really good, really tuned in, ‘don’t give them it back’, climb over the wall. Who teaches them at Ibrox? Do they have their own teachers?”

He additionally talked about: “It was my type of game, that. My type of atmosphere. When you get the ball-boys wasting time at the end in the last 10 minutes you know you’re doing well, don’t you? They must be coached very well here. Are they coached with the first team?

“They throw it again when they’re dropping and when they’re profitable they conceal the ball beneath their jumpers. Warnock was stunned by the ways: “I didn’t think you did that at this level. That was a new one for me, that.”

After his first encounter with VAR, Warnock praised referee Don Robertson for sticking to his resolution about Sterling. Despite Aberdeen’s loss, he is optimistic about shifting the crew up from ninth place.

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“I have nothing but praise, it was a hectic few days for everyone,” Warnock expressed. “I have had to take a lot in but I enjoyed watching them tonight. It will only get better. A lot of teams could have gone under but the centre-backs were super. They kept us nice and solid, never panicked and we grew into the game from there.

“I stated at half-time there could be alternatives. I believed we did rather well, it’s a troublesome place to come back. It makes a change for a referee to be courageous and follow a choice. We do not get that in England.”