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<\/p>\nThe Motherwell midfielder broke down the bosses gameplan on the Open Goal podcast<\/p>\n
15:18, 15 Aug 2025Updated 15:53, 15 Aug 2025<\/p>\n
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Russell Martin insists he has no problem with Andy Halliday<\/a>‘s stinging assessment of his Rangers tactics.<\/p>\n Ex-Ibrox ace and current Motherwell<\/a> midfielder Halliday made headlines earlier this week<\/a> when gave a detailed breakdown of Martin\u2019s set-up while appearing on the Open Goal podcast.<\/p>\n Halliday – who used to play in the same Gers team as the boss – even dug out a tactics board to highlight some of the issues that have left Martin<\/a> \u2019s new-look Light Blues struggling to breakdown opposition this season.<\/p>\n The Ibrox boss revealed he had been in contact with the Fir Park ace to put him straight on one detail but was adamant they remain friends.<\/p>\n He said: \u201cWe\u2019re cool. Everybody is entitled to their opinion.<\/p>\n \u201cI like Andy, I regard him as a really good ex teammate and a person and I like him.<\/p>\n “I\u2019m sure at some point we\u2019ll have a coffee in the West End and we\u2019ll sit down and discuss how he wants to coach at some point.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen you work in the media you have to give an opinion, right?<\/p>\n \u201cSo I have absolutely no problem with it at all.<\/p>\n \u201cAlthough I never said we\u2019d play with inverted full-backs so I have told him that!\u201d<\/p>\n Follow Record Sport on Twitter<\/a>, Facebook<\/a> and Instagram<\/a> for all of the up-to-the minute breaking news, video and audio on the SPFL, the Scotland national team and beyond.<\/p>\n You can get all the news you need on our dedicated Rangers<\/a> page, and sign up to our newsletters<\/a> to make sure you never miss a beat throughout the season.<\/p>\n We’re also on WhatsApp where we bring all the latest breaking news and transfer gossip directly to you phone. Join our Rangers community here<\/a> and our Celtic community here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Tune in to Hotline Live<\/a> every Sunday to Thursday and have your say on the biggest issues in Scottish football and listen to Record Sport’s newest podcast, Game On<\/a>, every Friday for your sporting fix, all in bitesize chunks.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0_Screenshot-2025-08-13-at-155335.png\")
Andy Halliday breaks down Rangers’ tactics on Open Goal<\/p>\n