Rangers Goalkeeper Pandur Urges Collective Blame for Lost Points

Goalkeeper Ivor Pandur has stated that the entire Rangers team must shoulder the blame for the costly blunders that led to dropping points at Dens Park. The team's seven-game winning streak was halted as Dundee capitalized on two significant errors, resulting in a draw.

Dujon Sterling's hesitation in the first half allowed Dundee to take the lead, while a stumble by Dan Neil near his own box in the second half enabled an equalizer. Rangers had taken a 2-1 lead with goals from Badredine Bouanani and Nico Raskin.

Pandur stressed that the team does not point fingers at individuals. "Mistakes will happen in football," he said. "It’s a game of beautiful moments and of mistakes. One day it’s one, another day it’s the other. But we’re not a team who points fingers. As a whole, we created a lot and should have scored more."

He added that if Rangers aspire to be a title-winning team, they must exhibit a certain way of acting and behaving, especially in crucial games. "I think we’re on the right path, but it was a frustrating game for us," Pandur commented.

Despite Neil's recent importance to the team's strong September performance, Pandur defended the midfielder, stating that Neil's value does not change whether he makes a mistake or scores a goal. "You cannot take anything for granted in football," Pandur noted. "The reality is Dan is a great guy, an unbelievable player and really important for our team. If he makes a mistake or scores a goal, that doesn’t change. He’ll continue to be important for us. It can happen to everybody and it does."

Pandur expressed frustration that the team did not secure the victory after regrouping at halftime. "It was really frustrating," he said. "We really felt that and it’s not a nice feeling, especially coming from a winning run. We know it’s two points dropped and we’re not happy about it. But we’re in this together and we’ll have these moments in the season. It’s a moment where we need to show what we want to achieve."

Rangers had previously drawn against Dundee United earlier in the season. Pandur remains optimistic about the team's ability to bounce back, citing the squad's togetherness and mutual support. "Yes — we have togetherness and a good feeling between each other. We all support each other and we can get through this moment easily. We just need to get our heads down, see what was wrong and what can be done better to control the game a little bit more. That’s why we have a week to train and improve."

He acknowledged that while they had won many games in a row, sometimes without being the better side, they had hoped Saturday would have resulted in another win. "It’s hard to point your finger at exactly what was wrong but we’ll look back at it and improve."

Pandur also highlighted the quality of the goals scored by Raskin and Bouanani, particularly Raskin's strike. "I haven’t seen a better goal than Nico’s for a long time," Pandur reflected. "That was supposed to be the moment. That hurts me even more. That should have been the moment people talk about after the game. He scored an unbelievable goal and, like Dan, he’s really important for us. He’s also a great guy and that will have taken a bit out of him. But Nico will have more of those moments, and winning ones as well."