Rangers head coach Barry Ferguson says he saw ‘heart and desire’ on the pitch at Rugby Park as they staged a dramatic comeback to win 4-2.
The former Ibrox captain, who won 15 trophies as a player, ended a whirlwind 48 hours after replacing Philippe Clement by celebrating as the travelling fans chanted his name.
Ferguson is now demanding his players continue to show the same fight as they did after going behind to strikes from Joe Wright and Brad Lyons, for the rest of the season.
“I’m not going to get over-excited. It was good, but there’s a lot of things we need to improve on and the guys know it as well,” the 47-year-old told Sky Sports.
“They’ve been under that scrutiny, but they’ve got the heart and the desire.
“I wouldn’t have taken the job if I didn’t think I could get something out of them. They showed a different side to them tonight.
“I’m not going to get carried away, it’s only one game. They now need to take that into Saturday because they’re at home and if it’s like after 10 minutes the crowd start to get on you a wee touch.
“They need to learn to deal with these situations. Spending the last 24 hours with them, I think they realise that situation now.”
Barry Ferguson’s Rangers came back from 2-0 down to take all three points against Kilmarnock in his first game in charge
The Sky Sports’ pundits discussed Ferguson’s debut in the Rangers dugout:
Former Rangers captain Steven Davis:
“Absolutely brilliant, I think the first half an hour he’d [Ferguson] be really disappointed with but certainly after that there was a great reaction from the team.
“They’ll be absolutely delighted to get the win. It’s no easy feat coming from two goals behind here at Kilmarnock, so he’ll go home a happy man.”
Former Rangers forward Kris Boyd:
“I think after that first half an hour, you’re thinking, ‘where is this going to go?’ and then all of a sudden, it turns out it’s…
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