Here's everything Giovanni van Bronckhorst said to Sky Sports after the game.
What did you make of the game?
I'm disappointed of course. A 2-1 defeat is always difficult to take. I said before the game you have to start well. We were excellent for the first 30 minutes. You can decide the game with the chances we had. We hit the bar twice and had chances to score more goals. We didn't do that. We get a goal against and it gives them only strength. We tried to continue the play in the second half and if you concede a second goal like that, I think we shot ourselves in the foot today. We tried hard to get more goals, in the end we missed aggression in the box. We had many crosses. In the end I don't think we touched the ball first. The second balls we never got to so in those moments it was very, very difficult for us.
What do you put it down to, do the players need to work harder in the box?
Of course. You have to work for the whole game. Especially if you have crosses coming from the sides, you need aggressive runs to attack a zone not the ball. It's easy when you attack a space because now we wait until the ball drops, we all go there then it's impossible. We tried to put pressure on them. We scored to make it 2-1. In the end we didn't create any clear chances. We had the shot from Lundstram that hit the bar but if you look at the whole 90 minutes, it was a good 30 minutes then it went backwards.
What do you say to Rangers fans?
Of course, I've said many times if you lose 2-1 against St Johnstone away, for me there are no issues (with unhappy fans).
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Is there more pressure on you?
It's already been on in the last few weeks. A defeat doesn't help. It's a tough one to take, the loss we had today.
What do you have to do against Hearts to improve?
We are very disappointed with the result but you have to always look forward. It's always difficult to take losses, especially if you are a player and manger of a big club. You are expected to win, that's obvious, and if you don't you are disappointed. Ā
Does it make you more determined to get it right?
Of course. It's always there. If you work hard, that's all you can do. It doesn't mean you always win matches but you have to prepare the team well and today we played more against ourselves than against the opponent.
Are some of the results a worry for you?
Of course, if you drop points it's always disappointing. We lost two against Livingston, and three here. That's five points in three league games and obviously people aren't happy at the moment. We aren't happy as well. It's what it is at the moment.
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