St Mirren manager Stephen Robinson is adamant that his team will approach their upcoming match against Rangers at Ibrox with a fresh perspective, emphasising the need for a crucial “reset” following a difficult period.
The Buddies are looking to rebound after suffering a heavy 4-0 defeat to Heart of Midlothian at Tynecastle Park last week, a result that has left them with just one victory in their last 11 matches across all competitions.
The recent loss has weighed heavily on the squad, but Robinson believes it’s time to turn the page.
"They’ve got a massive amount of resources in terms of depth of squad, and it’s always a tough game no matter what," the St Mirren boss, who extended his contract until summer 2027 this week, admitted.
“If recent results haven’t been great, it doesn’t seem to matter. They are playing at Ibrox, there will be a big crowd there and the expectation they play under is huge but we know we’ve got a serious challenge.
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“We’re solely focused on ourselves. We had a performance that we didn’t like last week as a group. We’ve spoken about it, we’ve reset and we will get a better performance.
“The result will take care of itself, but we will get a lot better performance.
“Big success for St Mirren is top six and Europe. And suddenly you believe that you’re maybe a good team for different reasons.
“We’ve reset that. We’re a good team when we work hard, when we’re organised, when we press people, when we win second balls, and then the good football comes through.
“So we’ve reset our thinking, reset the reasons why we’ve been good over the last three seasons, and we aim to make sure that our performance is looking like we’re a team on Sunday.
“We believe we can get a result. I’m not worrying about Rangers, I’m worrying about our performance and making sure we get a reaction to last Saturday.”
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