Weir admits Gers deserved Euro exit

24 November 2009 22:10
Goals from Sebastian Rudy and Zdravko Kuzmanovic earned the Germans victory at Ibrox - inflicting Rangers' third straight home European loss - and ended any hope the Scottish champions had of European football after Christmas.[LNB]"I'm disappointed - we weren't good enough again tonight," 39-year-old Weir told Sky Sports 3 after Tuesday's Group G clash.[LNB]"We didn't play well enough, didn't put enough into the game and got what we deserved.[LNB]"It's a hard level to play at and we realise we've got to be better."[LNB]Weir lined up in central defence alongside 17-year-old Danny Wilson and hopes his team-mates will bounce back quickly.[LNB]"We've got to take positives from it," said Weir.[LNB]"Lads are getting good experience, we've got to get better and learn from the experience.[LNB]"It's a tough lesson but we've got a big game on Saturday morning against Aberdeen."[LNB]Manager Smith echoed Weir's sentiments.[LNB]After Rangers also missed out on parachuting into the Europa League, Smith told Sky Sports 3: "We don't deserve it. If we've played three games at home and we don't take a point, we don't deserve to progress.[LNB]"Our three home games we've lost now in the Champions League.[LNB]"When we're at home and the onus is on us to go forward, we haven't handled it as well as we have in the away games."[LNB][LNB]

Source: Team_Talk