Soccer Football - Champions League - Group A - Rangers v Ajax Amsterdam - Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow, Scotland, Britain - November 1, 2022 Rangers' James Tavernier and Leon Thomson King look dejected after the match REUTERS/Russell Cheyne
Straight after leading his side into the Champions League record books James Tavernier delivered a complete car crash interview to BT Sport.
The Ibrox skipper can usually be relied on to string together a series of cliches with y’know after every couple of words to cover his hurt.
Ibrox fans have long had reservations about the qualities of the former Wigan man but when he said that the team lacked fight and hunger it was a red flag to those watching at home on television.
“We’ve not given the fans the minimum they wanted and apologise. It’s a learning curve.”
James Tavernier fronts up after Rangers ended the campaign with six defeated out of six…#UCL pic.twitter.com/Hpst5KhHhM
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) November 1, 2022
We’ve not given the fans the minimum that they wanted.
We can only apologise but it’s a learning curve
I believe in the first half that we could have fought a bit more, y’know, more hunger in the first half. We just lacked a bit, better in second half but in these games you can’t wait for 45 minutes.
We never want to get beat, we are a club known for winning trophies and games.
Tavernier shat it when questioned about hunger & moved to Ajax fresh legs excuse ?
— J (@J_113CSC) November 1, 2022
Tavernier ye know? We’re a team know for always winning trophies? When?
— Soosidebhoy (@azmaster65) November 1, 2022
Tavernier summing up the campaign in champions league…” it’s the finer details in these games”
After zero points and 20 goals against.
Thick as shit— ?TimTamTom?????? (@oilyheel) November 1, 2022
Tavernier “it’s a learning curve”
This is NOT the mentality of a Rangers player!!
— Hedgie ?? (@hedgie1873) November 1, 2022
Usual shite from Tavernier
“We will learn from this”
Sick listening to it— bkn (@ChugEB47) November 1, 2022
Tavernier is just rabbling the same nonsense over and over here ?
— Robert Paterson? (@madbhoab) November 1, 2022
It is little over a year ago that the BBC Scotland’s Chief Sports Writer, Tom English, was telling us that The Raingurrz should be sweeping up on all the domestic trophies and going for a good run in the Champions League. Maybe this is what “A Good run” looks like in the Alice In Wonderland world of BBC Sports Scotland!?
And why would a professional footballer “Apologise” for his own performance, or that of his team? They’re paid to deliver their best performance on the field and if they do that, then the’ve done their job(s). Only a fockin arse-licker would grovel that low!
thats the first time i have heard him talk thick as @hit learning curve more like his fellow team mates are @hit . van fanny well out of his depth in this cup as his team and thicko tav we are a team used to wining cups you have got to give pity on the thick @unt well not really.