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title: "Rangers fans react to Gerrard’s comments on defending"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Jack Heale"
section: "SPFL News"
published: "2018-11-09T20:40:48Z"
modified: "2018-11-09T20:40:48Z"
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# Rangers fans react to Gerrard’s comments on defending

**Rangers slumped to a 4-3 loss away at Spartak Moskva last night. The ‘Gers took the lead on three occasions and found themselves 3-2 up within 41 minutes. However, on the 58th minute, Spartak equalised and then a minute later made it 4-3.  The game finished that way. Rangers now sit tied with Spartak on points in Group G, it’s just the latter have a superior goal difference so they find themselves in second, with Rangers in third. Steven Gerrard was evidently unhappy with his sides defending after the loss, as in his post-match conference, he said: “Under 12’s, under 13’s normally can clear the ball with either foot.” Rangers fans have had a lot to say on Gerrard’s choice of words on Twitter.**

> “Under-12s and under-13s normally can clear the ball with either foot…”
>
> Steven Gerrard has some choice words on Rangers’ defensive showing after defeat in Moscow. [pic.twitter.com/EzBGv7z04s](https://t.co/EzBGv7z04s)
>
> — Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) [November 8, 2018](https://twitter.com/btsportfootball/status/1060637020039626756?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

With that being said, let’s see what they had to say.

Many fans weren’t impressed with Gerrard blaming his players.

https://twitter.com/rjrjrj88/status/1060667995310223362

> I'll take the responsibility then blames his players.
>
> — davie mac (@daviemac79) [November 8, 2018](https://twitter.com/daviemac79/status/1060637512182517767?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> 'I can't be too critical' then says Goldson played worse than a child. What a guy. Marvellous.
>
> — Jamie Gordon (@jamiegordon21) [November 8, 2018](https://twitter.com/jamiegordon21/status/1060659588431781889?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> “Can’t be too critical”. Then says an under 12 or 13 could’ve cleared it
>
> — Darren Mclachlan (@D\_Mclachlan\_) [November 8, 2018](https://twitter.com/D_Mclachlan_/status/1060637846481059840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

Another fan had the opposite view, backing Gerrard’s actions.

> I'm sick to death of people saying a manager has lost the changing room.ffs if professional footballers or sportsman can't take stick when they have poor game etc they should nt be in the game.Nowadays footballers are pampered too much
>
> — Brian Robinson (@brobinson952) [November 8, 2018](https://twitter.com/brobinson952/status/1060647371963621376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)