Steven Gerrard accepts blame for Rangers' cup exit to St Mirren

Rangers head coach Steven Gerrard has accepted the blame for the quarter-final defeat to St Mirren. The Gers suffered a 3-2 defeat in the Scottish League Cup quarter-final and were eliminated from the tournament. The defeat ended Rangers' unbeaten start to the season. Gerrard said: "To call it a crazy night would be respectful to us. Look, we haven’t performed well and I’m responsible for that. "I made all the decision, the tactical and personnel, I tweaked certain things. "This is one where I’ll take the blame, I’m responsible for it all – because the players have been absolutely first class since the first day of pre-season. "We’ve had an awful lot of praise as a group, defensively and offensively "But tonight we just weren’t at it. An to concede the three goals in the manner that we did is obviously disappointing. "But I’m responsible for it. So we have to take what’s going to come our way. It’ll be a bit different for us,; in terms of the season. "I’ll demand that we react in the right way. I’m bitterly disappointed because it’s an opportunity missed. "We can’t allow the disappointment to spiral. At the moment emotions are running high, after a setback like this, "But you have a choice in these situations. And you find out a lot about the group, about players. "I know what I’ll be doing. I’ll be trying to react in a positive way. "Of course it will sting. It will hurt. But it’s my job to pick them up and make use they go again." source - GlasgowTimes

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