Michael Beale made it a dozen games unbeaten as Rangers boss but it was anything but delightful as the nervy Ibrox men edged past Ross County.
19.01.2023 - 03:15 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Michael Beale has warned his Rangers players that they won’t keep getting away with gifting opponents a goal of a start after coming from behind yet again to win at Kilmarnock - as he admitted being in the dark over claims made about a bid for Swansea City's Morgan Whittaker
The Light Blues beat 10-man Killie 3-2 thanks to a Ryan Kent goal and a double from Alfredo Morelos but fell behind for the fifth time in the eight games since Beale took over in December. And while he was delighted with the result that maintains his unbeaten run in the hotseat, Beale admitted that the trend has to stop.
Beale said: “It was never going to be a beauty contest because I don’t think the surface allows for that. Kilmarnock started on the front foot and we started the complete opposite. We didn’t heed the warnings the staff had given players and we found ourselves 1-0 down, with a mountain to climb. Again. We can’t keep on going behind and coming back. It’s all right saying it shows a fantastic mentality but we can’t keep doing it.”
Asked if the players could put their finger on why they are starting matches slowly, he answered: “Not with any common sense, no, because there’s a bit of emotion in the air! They’re as frustrated as me.
“We’ve played nearly as many games as we’ve had training sessions. So it’s about remembering some old themes from maybe 18 months ago, rocking up and playing games.
“The results are good. We just need to tighten the screws in one or two areas, because we’re scoring goals. I thought we recovered well, dominated possession and scored a very good goal.
"We had to organise a bit at half-time, we did, got ourselves 3-1 in front and maybe could have scored a couple more. Then in the last five minutes, again, we give away
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