RUSSELL MARTIN has confessed his Rangers side were LUCKY to come away with a point against Motherwell.
The Rangers boss didn’t hold back with his post-match comments as he tore into his players after Emmanuel Longelo’s late goal prevented Gers from getting off to a winning start in the league.
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Martin accused his players of having “egos” and warned them if they don’t perform then they “will get left behind”.
He told Sky Sports: “We were very lucky to get a point.
“I’m extremely disappointed and hurt by that.
“They were braver than us, they were more aggressive than us, and I’ve said to the players, I’ve been really honest with them – there is a default here at this football club.
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“It’s not one person’s fault at all. The default is to revert to tight, which is when it’s going really well, everyone’s all in, it’s really good, but it’s not going well, you protect yourself a little bit, and the self-preservation stuff.
“You can’t play for this club and enjoy the really good moments, and not when it gets tough.
“You have to be all in all the time, and we had two men on the pitch today that want to do what they want to do. So, if you are playing with real intensity and courage, in your position that we coach you in, no problem.
“When you want to just jog around and do what you want to do, there’s a big problem.
“Some of them have to drop their ego. I will look at us tactically and accept my responsibility in it, but today, it’s not really tactical, it’s a mentality problem.
“And we got more than what we deserved, actually.
“If players aren’t ready to step up then they will be left behind.”
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