TIME'S NOT A LUXURY ANCELOTTI WILL GET

Alessio warns fast start needed at Gers

- By Scott McDermott

DAVIDE ANCELOTTI could become just the third Italian to manage in Scottish football if he gets the Rangers job.

The last one to grace our game only lasted 184 days. And he fears that if Ancelotti Jnr doesn't hit the ground running at Ibrox he might suffer the same fate.

Angelo Alessio, inset, arrived at Kilmarnock in June 2019 with a terrific CV as an assistant coach, just like Ancelotti.

Alessio had worked alongside Antonio Conte at Juventus — where he was a UEFA Cup winning player - Chelsea and with the Italy side.

He had big shoes to fill at Rugby Park, taking over from Steve Clarke as he left to take on the role as Scotland boss.

Alessio felt ready to be a manager in his own right, which is the feeling Ancelotti has now after leaving Real Madrid with father and legendary coach-Carlo.

It was a bold move by Killie but Alessio got off to a poor start, suffering a Europa League defeat to Welsh minnows Connah's Quay Nomads.

Results picked up but it wasn't good enough and the Italian was sacked by December.

And Alessio has warned Ancelotti that the pressure to deliver results as manager at Ibrox will be huge, especially with the club trying to wrestle the title off Celtic.