Bojan Miovski has told how the Rangers team were able to blank out fan protests to concentrate on getting yesterday's win over Hibs.
Supporters gathered outside Ibrox before yesterday's Premier Sports Cup quarter-final to further voice their grievances against manager Russell Martin after a horrid start to the season.
They were right outside the home dressing room meaning players would have heard the protests as they got ready for the big game. However, new signing Miovski says they had no option but to ignore the outside noise and focus on the task at hand.
They would go on to win 2-0, with the striker scoring his first goal for the club, returning hero Nico Raskin the other scorer.
The 26-year-old said: “We know that a lot of things are happening outside of the dressing room.
“But we need to stick together and focus on football and winning football games.
“As a football player, of course, you have this situation. We know how to manage these things. We just need to give a good performance to the fans and win games.”
Raskin was back in the starting XI after being exiled from two matchday squads by Martin, amid some unrest behind the scenes.
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He was awarded man-of-the-match for his goalscoring display and Miovski addressed his importance to the team.
He insisted: “All players are important, from the first to the last player, even those who didn't play today. We are a team, and, of course, he (Raskin) is a top player. He helped us today; he showed his quality.
“We had a good performance today, and it gives us confidence for the future. I think we have a lot of new players in the team.
“We need to train full week for the first time, because I was away with the national team as well, and some of the other players were as well. So, we have a full week of training, and we showed today that we can play good football.”
Joining the North Macedonian as a late window arrival was £10million striker Youssef Chermiti from Everton. The teen has so far played second fiddle to Miovski but the former Aberdeen ace was asked if he could play as a pairing.
He replied: “Yeah, in many situations I’ve played with two strikers, in my previous clubs, and I’ve also played alone.
“So, for me, it's not a problem to play with two or with one; that is a manager's decision.”
