Here is the full transcript of Giovanni van Bronckhort's comments to RangersTV after the win over Hearts at Tynecastle.
What did you make of today’s game and the performance of your side?
We are happy with the result as we knew it was going to be a really difficult game. We showed from the beginning that we had to be on the top of our game from the first minute, and I think we were. We could have damaged them a couple of times in transition moments, so I was very pleased with the performance today.
You had to weather the storm, the defensive effort and those of your keeper must really please you?
It is always good to have a good goalie in goal, which Allan is, of course, and at times, he made some vital saves. So that is why he helped to keep the zero again against a tough opponent - Hearts are third in the league and they showed today why. They are a very competitive team, but we had to be on the top of our game and today we were.
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Alfredo Morelos got the first, Joe Aribo the second, on Aribo what can you say about his form?
Joe is very dynamic and we talk a lot with him and all of the midfielders about when to be available in the build-up and then when to be attacking spaces the opponent leaves. So he is doing better and better, and it was a very important role he had today and, of course, with the goal he helped us all.
How much credit do these players deserve for taking on your instructions?
It is hard work for everyone. I think they were very open to getting in some new ideas and working hard in training but also, in team meetings to make sure we are doing the stuff we want on the pitch. You can see, the more we train and the more we talk with each other, the better we become, but we still have a lot of things to do and to work on, but we have time and I am very happy with the past weeks.
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Does it excite you what might be to come given what you have got out of the players so far?
We have to show the desire in every game we play and so far, we are doing that. That has to be there if you are to become successful as a team and we just have to keep on going. We are happy with the result and we have enjoyed the win against Hearts today, and tomorrow, we will work hard for the game against St Johnstone.
What sort of match are you expecting from St Johnstone?
They have done well in recent seasons and have been successful in the cup games. I haven’t seen much about the team because we were working on Hearts but we will prepare the players well to be ready for the challenge.
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