Michael Beale in brutally honest Celtic title confession as he names the improvement Rangers must make
dailyrecord.co.ukFrustrated Michael Beale admits it’s Celtic’s title to throw away after Rangers failed to hold firm at Ibrox. But the new Gers boss reckons yesterday’s four-goal thriller will provide a much-needed wake-up call to his squad as he looks to shake some life back into the Light Blues.Beale’s side were minutes away from snatching a win that would have cut Celtic’s Premiership lead back to six points.
But Kyogo Furuhashi’s 88th-minute equaliser ensured it’s as you were in the title race - with the Ibrox boss confessing the Hoops remain the clear favourites to retain their crown.Beale - whose side fell behind to Daizen Maeda’s opener before a mounting a sensational second-half comeback with strikes from Ryan Kent and James Tavernier - said: “That is the third time we have let in two goals (since I took over), so we are going to have to improve on that.“Certainly in big games at home I am not sure we are going to be able to let in two goals, and not two the way that we did.
That might seem harsh on the team but that is the reality.“We are no further away than we were five games ago. The points are the same.
There’s 18 games to play. It is Celtic’s to throw away in terms of the league but in terms of our mentality and where we are I think we are one or two steps ahead than we were a few weeks ago - but we need to be 10 more.”Beale remains unbeaten as Gers boss five games in but has still to see his side put on a full 90-minute performance.
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