Steven Gerrard takes the fall after Rangers loss to St Mirren

After their shocking 3-2 defeat to

,

coach,

Steven Gerrard

took full responsibility of his team’s defeat to their opponents. Though the Blues fans were hoping for their trophy win, St Mirren were persistent to win the game after breaking Rangers 27-game unbeaten record.  

“To call it a crazy night would be respectful to us,”

said the Englishman

. “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. And 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.”

Gerrard admitted that their focus will be on the

Premiership

now and he hopes that their loss won’t affect their lead in the campaign.

He added:

“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 sure they go again.”

Goodwin

, who was sent out for an improper gesture, was happy to have led his men to their Hampden victory saying:

“I was sent off for a gesture but listen, I was just emotional. I was so delighted to win the game late on and I couldn’t even tell you what I did.”

“I exploded at the end because when it goes 2-2, you do fear the worst. Rangers were pinning us back and we were planning for extra-time and how to freshen us up.”

“The boys were dead on their feet and we were hanging on, so to win it like we did was great.”

“I am delighted for the boys who got the goals. Overall, it was an immense team performance.”

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