Crichton's 'winning mentality' will help Rangers succeed, says captain Docherty

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4 days ago

Rangers captain Nicola Docherty says Leanne Crichton's "winning mentality" will make her a success as the club's new head coach. Jo Potter made the move to Crystal Palace this summer, having won back-to-back domestic doubles with the Glasgow club and was replaced by former Glasgow City and Motherwell assistant Crichton.Docherty, a teammate of Crichton's at Glasgow City, feels the new boss' high standards will improve the teams' mentality, and it will be a "smooth" transition from being her teammate to her boss."I've actually found the new dynamic with her being my manager quite smooth because I remember when I look back on my career with Leanne I respected her so much as a player," the defender said. "So I think that's what makes it easier when she comes in to be my manager. I just remember that respect that I had for her, the winning mentality that she has, the standards that she drove day in, day out, and that's not going to be any different now that she's my manager."Although they won two of the three competitions they were involved in last term, Potter's side missed out on the league title on the final day, losing to champions Hibernian. "I think when you look at the cup success, it was amazing what we did," Docherty added. "We were probably the underdogs going into the Glasgow City game in the final and we came out on top."But when you look back at the final day at Ibrox it was obviously a difficult one to take and I told the players to go away and feel that emotion and that hurt because that's what will make us stronger for the upcoming season."I think the the key message well be taking into the season is consistency."And I think that's where we've let ourselves down in previous years, that winning mentality. It's consistency that wins you league titles".