Ally McCoist admits performances away to Celtic and other Premiership venues give him more concern about the direction of Rangers this season.
A 3-1 defeat to Ajax on Tuesday means Giovanni van Bronckhorst's side finish their Champions League Group A campaign on zero points, and a goal difference that makes them the worst team in competition history. It's been a harsh learning curve and they are also four points off their Glasgow rivals in the title race, despite a spirited 4-1 win against Aberdeen last Saturday.
Club hero McCoist was disappointed with the European campaign, but it's humblings like a 4-0 loss against Celtic in September, and a 1-1 draw at Ibrox against Livingston, is where real Rangers concern lies. He told talkSPORT: "The level of one or two of the performances were completely unacceptable. Out of the whole campaign I can only really remember a reasonable hour against Napoli at home and an acceptable 45 or 55 minutes against Liverpool at home.
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"You end up playing against Ajax in the Champions League with a young kid at centre-back accompanied by a midfielder on loan. You have no chance, absolutely no chance. There have been a couple of statistics that disappointed me, but the big one is the running stats.
"In every game, the opposition have run more than Rangers. I find that difficult to accept particularly when you don't have the majority of possession. A bigger concern for me would be Rangers' level of performance at Celtic Park in a couple of league games.
"The results in the Champions League have disappointed me, one or two of them have shocked me, but I'm not overly concerned or surprised both teams have finished bottom of the group."
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