Every word Michael Beale said to Viaplay Sport after the game.
There was talk before the game about small margins, that seemed to be the same in the way it panned out today?
Yeah, we had as much of the game as we could have wanted, as many chances as we could have wanted before the game as well. It has come down to us switching off in a moment and unfortunately in a couple moments in their box. I think Joe makes a big save on a scramble in the box and obviously we hit the inside of the post and missed the rebound. On today, it's a lot of what ifs but over the season obviously it is not good enough in the fact that we have fallen short in terms of winning silverware for our fans and the club.
Is this more about a change of personnel when it comes to the summer, is that what you're thinking about?
Listen, knowing when I came into the club that this was going to be a summer of change in terms of personnel, I don't want to go too far into that now after today's game. I would rather just analyse the game. I thought in the game we played well - we were in the game the whole time and we were disappointed today in terms of not being able to get a result because I thought we performed well enough to get one. Longer term for the club we know there is going to be some change in the summer - I think everyone is aware of that - and obviously we will look to move to that because we don't want to be feeling like this at this stage of next season.
"We have to come back and improve." 🗣️@RangersFC manager Michael Beale talks after defeat in the Scottish Cup#TheRaceTo8 | #ScottishCup pic.twitter.com/9HXnksEf3t
— Viaplay Sports UK (@ViaplaySportsUK) April 30, 2023
Are you pleased with the reaction in the dressing room from the players about how much they are hurting?
I can see it, I live with them every day. It's fine margins, we are playing against a team today that has won two trophies to our zero this year and has got a huge opportunity in the final to win a treble. The difference on the day between the teams is not huge. We have to come back and improve - I'm sure they will as well - we need to find greater consistency, we need some fresh faces and a little bit more quality. A lot of the work we are doing is good, it just feels bitterly disappointing right now.
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