{"id":289885,"date":"2025-11-29T15:19:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T15:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/289885\/"},"modified":"2025-11-29T15:19:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T15:19:10","slug":"glasgow-is-rangers-declares-bullish-ibrox-star-as-he-confesses-swaggering-belief-celtic-fans-wont-share","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/289885\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Glasgow is Rangers’ declares bullish Ibrox star as he confesses swaggering belief Celtic fans won’t share"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jayden Meghoma reckons ‘Glasgow is Rangers’ as he reveals what makes the city different from London\"MohamedMohamed Diomande, Oliver Antman and Jayden Meghoma during a Rangers MD-1 training session(Image: SNS Group)<\/p>\n

Bullish Jayden Meghoma<\/a> insists going from being just another face in the crowd in London to Glasgow\u2019s goldfish bowl has been a joy.<\/p>\n

Celtic<\/a> fans may not share his belief that this football-mad city is dominated by those of a Light Blue persuasion, but it is from a viewpoint of the Ibrox bubble the 19-year-old is operating in.<\/p>\n

After making a loan move from Brentford in the summer, the England Under-20 star admits he had already braced himself for the pressure and expectations of being thrust into the Old Firm spotlight.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cMost of Glasgow is Rangers<\/a>, so you know what it\u2019s like. It\u2019s a massive club and when you arrive here, you can really feel it. It is a joy.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven compared to London, which is obviously a huge city, you\u2019re almost anonymous down there.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt doesn\u2019t compare because Glasgow is Rangers, so it\u2019s very different to London. In London, you\u2019ve loads of clubs, so it\u2019s different.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s an expectation. You know what you\u2019re coming to when you come to a big club like this and you have to be prepared for it. That\u2019s the way football is and you have to deal with it.\u201d<\/p>\n

The young full-back has also had to cope with a chaotic start to his time in Scotland.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s been a quickfire change of manager with Russell Martin being replaced by Danny Rohl.<\/p>\n

Even the midweek Europa League draw with Braga<\/a> became another low point after Gers lost their lead against a Portuguese side, which were reduced to 10 men for a large part of the second half.<\/p>\n

Meghoma believes it\u2019s a European learning curve where the bottom line is about putting points on the board.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cFor me personally and as a team, we know we have to do better. Braga was another example of a simple mistake.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need to learn and get better because there\u2019s still nine Europa points to play for. As a whole, for me, yes, it\u2019s an amazing experience.<\/p>\n

\u201cHowever, as a team, the main focus is winning games \u2013 and we simply didn\u2019t do that against Braga. We need to start winning games again. Every game is a different experience, so it\u2019s a learning curve for myself.<\/p>\n

\"DannyDanny Rohl speaks with Jayden Meghoma(Image: PA)<\/p>\n

\u201cEurope is different to the league. The league is different to Europe, so I learn every game.\u201d<\/p>\n

Falkirk will arrive at Ibrox this afternoon with a belief they can once again prove a fly in the ointment for Rangers.<\/p>\n

The Bairns had more than the measure of Gers last month in a 1-1 draw that proved to be the last straw for Rohl\u2019s predecessor Martin.<\/p>\n

Meghoma is convinced this clash is an opportunity to show the recent improvements can be sustained.<\/p>\n

It can also offer another confidence surge for a support desperate for signs the club are heading in a positive direction by embracing the pressure as they aim to close a five-point gap on second-placed Celtic.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cAbsolutely, yes. I think that\u2019s the main thing. You have to embrace these moments. For us, we have to enjoy it.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s football at the end of the day. You have to enjoy winning, enjoy the pressure, because that\u2019s what football\u2019s about. That\u2019s what Rangers do.<\/p>\n

\u201cPressure really does brings out the best in you. When things are going well, it enthuses fans. The mood changes when we win.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo that\u2019s our main focus \u2013 to beat Falkirk and get that mood positive again in the stands.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt has to be a quick learning process because you\u2019re playing at Rangers. Everything you learn has to be very quick and result in you winning games. That\u2019s the most important thing.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverybody will gain experiences from playing, but you have to learn very quickly You never really know what Falkirk will possess.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey may change formation, you never know, but it always helps when you\u2019ve played them before because you know the players you\u2019re up against. It does help a bit more.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re taking it step by step. There\u2019s still so much there for us to play for. As a team, we will stay positive and just keep going.<\/p>\n

\u201cWinning, clean-sheets, just the basics and making sure we dominate teams. That\u2019s the main aim for us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meghoma had a glimpse of the on-field leadership qualities of Jordan Henderson at parent club Brentford.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s happy to place Ibrox skipper James Tavernier as another of his most inspirational figures. Meghoma said: \u201cTav is an imperative figure for us.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s one of the most important players on the pitch for us because he communicates really well and leads the back-line as well.<\/p>\n

\u201cGetting information off of him helps a lot. I\u2019d say maybe Henderson also does something like that.<\/p>\n

\u201cA senior figure who really takes the team under their feet and commands it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jayden Meghoma reckons ‘Glasgow is Rangers’ as he reveals what makes the city different from LondonMohamed Diomande, Oliver…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":289886,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[2817,86566,2600,218,74426,2714,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-289885","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-celtic-fc","tag-danny-rohl","tag-europa-league","tag-football","tag-jayden-meghoma","tag-rangers-fc","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/289885","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=289885"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/289885\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/289886"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=289885"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=289885"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=289885"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}