Steven Gerrard says Rangers players are vulnerable but he is ready for an uphill battle
Rangers manager admits he is feeling more heat and pressure
Sunday 8 March 2020 08:09, UK
Rangers manager Steven Gerrard admits his players are vulnerable but that he is ready for an uphill battle to change the club's season around.
Rangers have fallen 13 points behind Celtic in the race for the Scottish Premiership title after they slumped to a 1-0 defeat to Hamilton at Ibrox.
To change their fortunes, Gerrard admits he could make changes for their next Premiership match at Ross County on Sunday, live on Sky Sports Football.
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"I think after a performance or a result against Hamilton of course you're going to look to try to pick the best team available to you first and foremost, and the team that you think can get the job done.
"But of course after a result like that everyone in the team's vulnerable of course."
"I totally understand this is a results business of course and with all due respect to Hamilton, that's not an acceptable result. I'm again going to take responsibility for that.
"I hear the fans, I feel them. No one's hurting as much as myself and the players inside the dressing room so we certainly respect their reaction and we'll do everything we can to make them feel better as quick as we can, and that's what we've got to do.
"But that's why it's about actions now rather than words but we definitely feel and hear the fans."
Gerrard: I accept more heat and pressure
Gerrard admits he is under pressure and he was asked if the few days have been the most challenging week of his managerial career after a league defeat to Hamilton and a Scottish Cup quarter-final defeat to Hearts.
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"I think the whole 20 months has been challenging but of course when results are not good enough in a short space of time there's more heat and more pressure on myself which I accept.
"So, in many ways, it probably has been challenging.
"But even when we're winning this job is challenging because you've got to try and obviously do everything you can to continue that.
"This is one of the most challenging jobs I'll do, I knew that. And it hasn't disappointed."
'Connor Goldson apologised to team-mates'
Gerrard revealed that defender Connor Goldson said sorry to his team-mates after his mistake led to Hamilton scoring in their 1-0 win at Ibrox.
The Rangers manager said: "I think you look to the player straight away to see his reaction from the mistake.
"Connor came into the dressing room and apologised to his team-mates, I'm not saying he had to do that but that tells me that he's someone who's took the responsibility on the chin and has owned up to that mistake.
"He's made a genuine mistake and he's held his hand up to it. Connor's got enough in the bank with me because I see his daily behaviour and what he puts into making it a success here at Rangers and I think his performance outside the mistake, he didn't do much else wrong.
"I'm sure he'll bounce back from it, I'm sure he'll be fine, has he got my support? 100 per cent because I need Connor Goldson, I need the best Connor Goldson so for sure it's there."
