GIOVANNI VAN BRONCKHORST vowed to fight on as Rangers manager after admitting the pressure is building on his position at Ibrox.
The Dutchman saw his side slump to a 2-1 defeat to St Johnstone on Sunday as goals from James Brown and Nicky Clark clinched a famous win at McDiarmid Park.
Rangers are now seven points adrift of Celtic in the Premiership title race and Van Bronckhorst's side were once again booed off the park by a furious support.
This defeat will only increase the debate surrounding Van Bronckhorst's future ahead of the visit of Hearts and trip to St Mirren before the World Cup break.
"Of course, I have said it many times," Van Bronckhorst said when asked if he could understand the reaction from supporters. "If you lose 2-1 against St Johnstone away, for me there is no excuse.
"It is already [pressure on my position in] the last couple of weeks. Of course a defeat doesn’t help. But we have to continue. It is a tough one to take and the loss we had to today.
"We have to [rally against Hearts], of course. We are very disappointed with the result and we need to look forward.
"It is always difficult to take losses, especially when you are the manager and player of a big club. You are expected to win, that is obvious, and if you don’t win you are very disappointed.
"Of course the determination is always there but you see if you work hard, that is all you can do. It doesn’t mean you always win matches.
"You have to prepare the team well and today, especially the first half hour we did really well. In the end we played more against ourselves than the opponent.
"Of course [results are a worry]. If you drop points it is always disappointing. At home to Livingston we lost two points and today we lost three points so that is five points in three league games.
"Obviously people are not happy and we are not happy as well. It is what it is at the moment."
