Michael Beale has defended his comments that Rangers were competing "against the odds" to catch Celtic after admitting the club won't be able to spend as much as their Glasgow rivals.
The Rangers boss told after the Hampden showdown between the two clubs that the a major revamp will be needed to catch up with Parkhead club, but later added that the men from Govan will struggle to match the transfer spend. Ange Postecoglou's men defeated the Light Blues 2-1 at Hampden with Kyogo Furuhashi at the double while they hold the advantage at the top of the Premiership.
Those comments sparked a backlash from fans and pundits with Kenny Miller branding Beale's words as an 'excuse'. But Beale has leapt to the defence of his statement, when asked why he made those comments, Beale told BBC Sportsound: "I think that might have been taken out of context.
