BARRY FERGUSON fears a Fenerbahce thumping after Rangers’ latest defeat.
Motherwell won 2-1 at Ibrox to leave Fergie fuming.
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And the club’s caretaker boss admits a repeat performance in the Euro clash with Jose Mourinho‘s men in Istanbul on Thursday will end badly.
Fergie said: “It’s clear they will suffer a heavy defeat.
“Listen, I’m not going to sit here and try and kid people on.
“That level of performance, certainly in the first-half, is nowhere near the standards that are needed.
“It’s my job now in this short period of time and I’m going to just go and work my backside off to make sure this gets sorted.
“I spoke to them in the dressing room, they understand it.
“Listen, Rangers fans can accept you not playing well.
“What Rangers fans can’t accept is when your team gets run over the top of in the first 45 minutes.
“Yeah, we created a few half chances, but I said on Friday, when you’re playing at Ibrox, you need to be the dominant force.
“Yet Motherwell dominated us in the first-half.
“Did we dominate them in the second half? At times, but not enough.”
The 2-1 defeat means Gers have now lost three games in succession for the first time since 2012.
They are 16 points behind rivals Celtic with Ferguson warning the club’s underperforming players they’re fighting for their futures.
He added: “I don’t know the contract situations, but when a manager loses his job, you are playing for your future.
“When a new manager comes in, he wants to change quite a lot of things.
“I’ve got these players to work with and I’m not going to sit here and criticise them.
“What they’ve given me in a short period of time, I’ve been on the grass maximum two hours with them.
“They’ve given me everything.
“They’ve listened, they’ve understood what way, in terms of tactics, what way we want to play.
“They understand, obviously, because I’ve spoken to them about what it means to play at a club like this.
“They are privileged, it’s a brilliant place to play your football. But at the end of the day, it’s all about winning games.”
John Souttar is expected to return the squad from injury for the Europa League clash in Turkey.
Fergie added: “Look, there’s still good enough players out there going to win the game against Motherwell.
“I’m not going to use that as an excuse.
“That’s just nowhere near good enough and the players have been told that.
“I’m not going in screaming and shouting and throwing things about a dressing room. They’ve just been told straight that that performance in the first-half isn’t good enough. Second half, was it better? Slightly. If I’m being honest with you, it needs to do more.”
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