Steven Gerrard says Rangers need to 'wake up' after narrow Alashkert win
The Ibrox side sealed a 1-0 victory at home in Europa League qualifying
Last updated 20th Aug 2021
Steven Gerrard's calling on his Rangers players to 'wake up' after they limped to a 1-0 victory at home to Alashkert in Europa League qualifying.
Alfredo Morelos scored the only goal of the game after the Ibrox side were reduced to ten-men.
John Lundstram was shown a second yellow card before half-time for a second bookable offence.
The Light Blues failed to hit their stride again and Gerrard says his players need to give themselves a shake.
He said: "I've got confidence and belief we can get going and restart and show we can get back to the form we need - but we need to wake up now.
"We're in competitions and we're at a club where you can't afford to be where we are right now.
"We need to find our level and we need to wake up right now.
"We should have made this game so much more comfortable than we have. We've only got ourselves to blame.
"It was way beyond tactics in the first half. Before you kick a ball or worry about tactics, you've got to show fight, desire and heart.
"You've got to be committed. You've got to run through walls. You've got to show these fans here that you're prepared to be all in.
"The first half performance was so far away from where I wanted it to be".