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Gio van Bronckhorst criticises Rangers players despite Motherwell win as 'too slow' message sent

Giovanni van Bronckhorst says there's a lot for Rangers to improve on after their 2-1 win away at Motherwell.

A drab first half played out a stalemate in the Premiership clash that was the Light Blues' first since losing 7-1 to Liverpool in the Champions League. Malik Tillman and John Lundstram goals sealed a comfortable enough win for Rangers despite Stuart McKinstry's free-kick providing a late scare. Van Bronckhorst was delighted to get another domestic win on the board but there were elements of this Rangers performance that disappointed him.

Asked where they have to get better on Sky Sports, he replied: "Well I think in every area. The performance we had today overall wasn't as convincing as previous games. We need to improve that. The build-up in the first-half, we couldn't get into the next phase because weren't quick enough or trying to get a free man in midfield.

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"We were too slow in our passing and movement. Second-half we did much better. It's three points. It was vital for us to win this game.

"In the first-half, we started well and had two great chances to score and we didn't. After that, we weren't in the game as we wanted. Second-half we did much better.

"We started brightly and scored two goals, which will give you a cushion. Then they made it 2-1 - a free-kick from that side into the top corner, it happens maybe only once out of 30 or 40 tries. After that we made sure we battled for the win."

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