Pedro Caixinha: Celtic's Brendan Rodgers' empathy for Caixinha after Ibrox exit

Brendan Rodgers (left) empathises with Pedro Caixinha over his short Rangers tenure

Pedro Caixinha's sacking by Rangers is an example of the limited time managers have to prove themselves, according to Celtic's Brendan Rodgers.

The Portuguese, 46, was dismissed by the Ibrox club after just seven months in charge.

Former Rangers captain Barry Ferguson believes Caixinha's successor should have an affinity with the club.

Rodgers says that worked for him but stresses it can be a problem if a boss becomes too emotionally involved.

Rodgers, who supported Celtic as a youngster, believes it gave him a head start when he took up the reins at Celtic Park.

'Real roots of the club'

"If you understand, it gives you that depth of knowledge into the real roots of the clubs and you know what it means to people, because you have grown up with those people," said Rodgers.

"But that can work in two ways because you can over-think things, feel that pressure too much.

"Whoever goes into any job, and if it is the Rangers job then you need to be clear in your thinking and understand the strategy of the club, understand where the interests lie in the club, then you have to be decisive and coach and manage accordingly.

"But I can only talk from my own experience, knowing the history of the club and what it means, then of course it was of great advantage to me. But it's no good if I can't deal with it."

Caixinha, 46, won 14 of his 26 games, and left the club with Rangers sitting fourth in the Premiership table.

Neil Lennon: "I didn't realise how intense it was going to be"

Hibernian boss Neil Lennon, who captained and managed Celtic, has questioned Rangers' decision to appoint Caixinha at the outset.

"The Rangers public and the board will have expected better results and I understand that to a certain extent," said Lennon.

'Unforgiving environment'

"It's a tough environment, the Old Firm, and maybe you have to question the appointment in the first place.

"Not many people had heard of him and to bring him into that environment, not really knowing what he was going into, it's very, very difficult. I have seen it before with other managers.

"It's an unforgiving environment and the expectation is you have to win and do it in a certain style. It's still eye-opening when you do come in.

"When I first came in as a player, I was like 'wow'. I didn't realise how intense it was going to be and I had played in the Premier League for five years previously. That surprised me and I knew about the club from growing up."