Talk about off the pace, speed is something Julien Rodriguez will never be blamed for having, but he really should have done more for his reputation during his spell at Rangers. In hindsight, Alex McLeish had one of the worst signing policies of any Gers manager, something which would eventually be usurped by Ally McCoist. McLeish's main tactic seemed to be taking players who were starting to fail or drop in quality elsewhere, trying to then make them fit into his plans. Needless to say, that's not a recipe for success, and the point was proven once again with the French defender. It seemed at first like such a steal - Julien starred in the 2004 Champions League final with Monaco, and signed on at Ibrox for only £1million in 2005. Having spent 8 years with Monaco, the time seemed right for a new challenge. Promptly, after an promising first few games, Rodriguez then phoned it in, and looked for all the world like he just couldn't wait to go back to France. Scoring one goal wasn't enough for the blue faithful, who quickly recognised the European charlatan was trying his best to get out, something he'd do in 2007, joining Marseille.
