Borna Barisic admits Rangers have been nowhere near the levels of last season when they went all the way to the Europa League Final.
The Croatian full back was part of Michael Beale's side who crashed to another defeat to Celtic at the weekend and now surely only have the Scottish Cup left to avoid a trophyless season - they face the Hoops in another Old Firm derby in the semi-final later this month at Hampden.
Last season, Barisic helped his side embark on a terrific European run that saw them get to the final in Seville to the final where they lost in a penalty shoot-out to Eintracht Frankfurt.
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And Barisic, in an interview in Croatia, accepts Rangers have not repeated last season's standards, as he enters into the final year of his contract next term.
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He said: "We cannot say that the season is satisfactory, we are behind in the league and in the League Cup we lost the final.
"The Scottish Cup is perhaps the only hope left to win the trophy.
"We have not played at the level of last year.
"Personally, I'm satisfied with my season. I have very good statistics and I play continuously at a high level.
"But this is not an individual sport - only trophies count at Rangers.
"I've been here for almost five years now. The club gave me an opportunity at a European level.
"The relationship with the fans, the people in the club, everything is phenomenal. People appreciate and respect me, and I give back to them on the pitch.
"I will have to see what to do next, with myself and the club. We'll leave that for the summer."
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