Rangers keeper stood out in front and watched as his rivals started the party at Hampden - and made a vow to himself.
The agony of losing a cup final on penalty kicks after a three-hour Hampden ding-dong with his club’s fiercest rivals was still pulsating round Jack Butland ’s body. But the Rangers goalkeeper still felt the need for one last punch to the guts.
And he wanted to make sure that suffering he felt watching Callum McGregor lift the silverware can be a driving force towards better and brighter times. He said: “Oh, there's plenty of pain, all right. Look, we are rivals absolutely. I wanted to see it. Maybe it's trying to wish it into existence for us and just understand.
“The effort and the work rate and the quality that the boys showed, so soon after Thursday against Spurs, to go for 120 minutes in the manner that they did, is credit to us as a group and to all the staff. It doesn't make that an easier feeling, losing. We'll look back on it in a few days and we'll be proud of the work that we've put in this week, but we haven't got the results that we wanted and probably deserved either.
He said: “We want to be successful, we want to push on, we want to succeed. At times this year, we haven't given the fans what they want to see. I certainly feel in the last month, we've given them those performances, we've given them the consistency and the effort and the work rate that they expect to see.
Butland never got near any of Celtic’s five spot kicks in the shoot out. But the big keeper did raise eyebrows when he stepped forward to blast home Rangers’ fifth last Kasper Schmeichel.
Deutschland Neuesten Nachrichten, Deutschland Schlagzeilen
Similar News:Sie können auch ähnliche Nachrichten wie diese lesen, die wir aus anderen Nachrichtenquellen gesammelt haben.
Jack Butland told he risked Celtic red card in forgotten Rangers flashpointIt was a thriller at Hampden that didn't lack in controversial talking points
Weiterlesen »
Jack Butland 'raging' at Clement as Rangers fans catch escalation of feudThe goalkeeper vented in an honest interview after the draw with Dundee United
Weiterlesen »
Jack Butland in 'need to learn quick' Rangers warning and issues Ibrox reminderSaturday’s 1-1 draw with Dundee United was another crack in the wall for a club who are now all but out of the title race
Weiterlesen »
Jack Butland says Rangers upturn has been 'too long coming' with cynic messageThe goalkeeper has felt a mood change around Ibrox in
Weiterlesen »
Heartbroken Rangers can only watch Celtic trophy celebrations for so longWe were on the front lines at Hampden as Celtic edged a thriller to lift the Premier Sports Cup
Weiterlesen »
Aberdeen 0-1 Celtic: 'Nobody is catching domestic machine Celtic now'Celtic's lead looks insurmountable after they grind out victory over dogged Aberdeen at rain-lashed Pittdorie to go seven points clear, writes Tom English.
Weiterlesen »