Beale Is Looking For Another Strong Performance

MICHAEL Beale is looking for another strong performance from his side as they host Ross County in the Scottish Premiership on Saturday.

The manager believes the squad owe the home fans an all-round display at Ibrox as they look to pick-up another three points in the league. 

Beale was speaking to the media at this morning’s pre-match press conference as he reflected on last night’s impressive 3-0 victory against Hearts and looked ahead to this weekend’s match.

He said: “The game with Ross County comes thick and fast so we will just focus on that now, but it was pleasing. It has probably been coming to be honest in terms of the performance at different moments of the game.

"We have played well but I thought that was the most complete performance so far at a really difficult away ground. I have had some bad days there, so I was delighted, I thought it was going to be a tricky game but we played ever so well. 

“We have had some tricky away games back-to-back so I think all we can do is focus on the next game. The competition in the building is what is driving the team at the moment. We are not looking too far ahead other than the next game and trying to improve on very specific areas of each game. 

“The Hearts game was a step forward but I do feel we owe our home fans a good performance as well. It has been a while, probably the Aberdeen home game where we have put in a really strong performance, we have played well in moments.”

Beale feels the team’s style is showing more in each game, as he looks to see the same desire and energy from the players moving forward. 

He continued: “You are seeing the style come out more and more every game, it is what I sort of predicted would happen if we got players fit and all of a sudden we would look stronger. 

“The competition is going up and it is pleasing but we have got another game on Saturday and I just want to focus on that now. That needs to be a regular last night in terms of that energy and desire out of possession. 

“Sometimes we get seduced by having the ball and we forget that our counter-pressing and our defensive work is really the foundation of this team’s success domestically and in Europe over the last few seasons.

“I won't stop staying on them until I see that becoming habit again rather than just in isolated moments. I felt that was the key to last night's performance and we really suffocated Hearts.

On Ross County, Beale said he will make changes as he looks to refresh his team ahead of this game. 

He continued: “I think that Malky [Mackay] has done a really really good job over the last couple of years and has brought some interesting players into the league. It must've been really difficult for him to lose a few players at the end of last season but he seems to have recruited well. 

“They always give us a difficult game at Ibrox, I remember some difficult moments against them and what I will say about Malky is he always sets his team up to try to win the game. They have got a different type of battle between now and the end of the season to what we have got but it is important we put on a strong home performance. 

“There will be changes to our team to keep refreshing it and I am looking forward to it.”


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