Rangers head coach Russell Martin's early tenure sees the team struggle in a 1-1 draw against Motherwell. He expresses disappointment, stating players were lucky to earn a point and were outfought. Martin criticizes the mentality of his players, suggesting they are self-preserving instead of playing as a cohesive unit when the situation becomes challenging. This marks a drastic shift in his tone after expressing pride in players' performances in previous matches. It reflects an ongoing trend where Rangers have failed to win their opening league match for three consecutive seasons.
I think we were lucky to get a point. We were nowhere near where we need to be. And I'm extremely disappointed and hurt by that. They were braver than us. They were more aggressive than us.
The thing I can't accept is, whatever the tactics are, we got outfought and they were braver than us to play in certain moments.
We pick and choose when we want to play properly and when we want to run hard. When the game's not going well, we have too many players that want to do their own thing and slip into self-preservation.
It's not really tactical, it's a mentality problem.
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