Tavernier tells Rangers to bounce back
Captain James Tavernier concedes Rangers have to shake off the effects of their shock defeat by Ross County to get their title challenge back on track at Dundee tomorrow night.
The Ibrox club lost against County for the first time in 25 meetings in Dingwall with the 3-2 loss on Sunday which dented prospects of overtaking rivals Celtic at the top of the cinch Premiership. Rangers remain four points behind leaders Celtic, with their game in hand against Dundee taking place this midweek.
“It was really tough but first and foremost we have to earn the right to win games and we didn’t do that.” said Tavernier.
“Since the gaffer came in we have been solid defensively but we have to look back at this as quickly as possible, learn from it and really focus for Wednesday.
“We have to react to every single game and show the fans the performance levels that they know we can put in. Wednesday is a big game and we know we need to rectify it.”
With just six games remaining, including a trip to Celtic Park after the split, Tavernier insists Rangers have the mentality to respond positively.
The right-back continued: “I think we have shown it plenty of times, the mentality. But, as I said, you have to earn the right to win games and we didn’t do that. That is the disappointing factor.
“When you do get the chances in front of goal you have to be more clinical and put the ball in the back of the net. We have to put in a performance that the fans recognise and we recognise as a team.
“We go into every game trying to win the game, nothing changes there.”