Connor Goldson opened up a can of worms during his post-match interview with Premier Sports at Hampden.
Last season’s Balon D’or contender had a nightmare performance on the park as Hibs won 3-1 to deny the SPFL’s newest club the chance to win their first cup competition since formation in 2012.
His howlers during 96 minutes were nothing in comparison to the after-match interview which confirmed every suspicion and rumour going around about the Ibrox squad.
Accusing team-mates of not having the hunger to win is a cardinal sin in any dressing room, especially one that Jimmy Bell works in.
Claiming that the match was over at 3-1 with 50 minutes left to play is a complete no-no in any professional environment.
The pundits on Premier Sport realised instantly the severity of what Goldson had said, so too did the team at Radio Scotland as they got second hand word of the after match comments.
At lunchtime today Giovanni van Bronckhorst had a big job on his hands, after losing to Hibs and hearing the words of his vice-captain the former Dutch internationalist may be walking in to an impossible task.
? “I don’t want to say this, but we’ve lost a bit of hunger”.
Connor Goldson reacts to Rangers’ Premier Sports Cup semi-final defeat to Hibs.https://t.co/dqUXOIrCSA
— Clyde 1 Superscoreboard (@ClydeSSB) November 21, 2021
Guys always hungry pic.twitter.com/HisnDAJdCm
— One Gold Star (@foodcarstravel) November 21, 2021
Absolute embarrassing interview from a guy that’s meant to be a leader
— Graham Cameron (@GramC1984) November 21, 2021
Certainly appears it’s not a happy dressing room. Steven may have just left due to a very unhappy squad and lack of funding in next transfer window. Rumours of wages not being paid on time and players being unsettled circulate, but you can’t really on a rumour to be true.
— Michael Dickson (@mdickson121) November 21, 2021
His head hasn’t been in it this season. Got away with it far too easy last season in the League. Personally I don’t think he’s a player I would say “Rangers Class”
Never puts in a tackle. The boy Porteous has made more tackles in today’s game than Goldson has done all season.
— Kenny Hadden (@KHadden2) November 21, 2021
Ridiculous comments from a Rangers player.
— Craig ????? (@craigearl0911) November 21, 2021
Connor Goodson demands ? he was as bad as his bed ? wetting teammates x
— CB (@Chrisbrennan88) November 21, 2021
Thats a shocking thing for a vice captain to hit out with. Time to go i think Connor
— Kyle McGinty (@KyleMcGintyRFC) November 21, 2021
Tell us something we don’t know Connor, you and the majority of the players thought you just needed to turn up this season…..look how that’s turned out….. cheers mate. ?
— Scat Pack (@ThomasG32299048) November 21, 2021