Bojan Miovski has rallied Rangers to stay in the fight, even as their title hopes took a major hit following a late collapse against Hearts.
On a tense night at Tynecastle, Rangers looked on course to reignite their challenge after a strong first-half display capped by Dujon Sterling’s opener.
However, the tide turned dramatically after the break, as Hearts struck back through Stephen Kingsley and Lawrence Shankland to seal a 2-1 comeback victory.
As a result, the Gers now trail by seven points with only three games left, leaving their title ambitions hanging by a thread.
Yet, shifting gears into the final stretch, Miovski insists the team must keep pushing until the final whistle of the season.
“We believed, of course we believed – everyone in the dressing-room believed we could do it,” said Miovski.
“There is still hope, mathematically we’re still here so we will give everything until the end and collect as many points as we can.
“We are here now in this season, we need to finish this season strongly before thinking of next season.
“We have to give our all, this league is like a marathon – you lose games, you draw games, but this one was really important to win so, of course, it’s disappointing.”
Momentum clearly slipped after halftime, and Miovski did not shy away from addressing the drop in intensity.
In high-stakes fixtures, he stressed, consistency across both halves is non-negotiable.
“The second half was disappointing, if you fight for the league you can’t play like we did in the second half.
“Of course we are disappointed, we started really good in the first half and should have killed the game in that half.
“We gave them a chance in the second half and, of course, when you play away the atmosphere was nice. We lost concentration and gave them an easy goal, in my opinion.
“We brought them into the game, we shouldn’t do that. In the end, it’s disappointing.
“I don’t know exactly what’s wrong with that, we need to analyse and improve like the coach says.”
With the title race slipping away, attention now turns to salvaging pride, and potentially second place, as Rangers prepare for a decisive run-in, including a high-pressure Old Firm showdown that could still shape their European ambitions.
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