‘Mortified’ McInnes takes responsibility for Rangers’ European exit

‘Mortified’ McInnes takes responsibility for Rangers’ European exitImage source, SNSByCharlotte CohenBBC Sport ScotlandPublished18 minutes agoManager Derek McInnes says he take “full responsibility” for Rangers’ “embarrassing” Conference League exit at the hands of Jablonec. Rangers, who held a 1-0 lead going into the second leg of the play-off in Czech Republic, lost 4-3 on penalties on Thursday to crash out of Europe completely.Derek McInnes’ side actually led early in the shootout, only for Findlay Curtis and James Penrice to miss their final two penalties.It leaves them without European football beyond August for the first time since the 2-1 aggregate defeat by Luxembourg’s Progres Niederkorn in the Europa League first qualifying round in 2017.And it ratchets up the pressure on McInnes after a hapless start to his reign at Ibrox, which included a Europa League exit against Jagiellonia Bialystok and a draw and defeat in their opening two Premiership games.”I’m embarrassed with the performance,” the Rangers manager stated. “The only people who represented the club well tonight were my staff and the supporters who were outstanding, getting behind the team despite watching what we all watched.”I’m not going to make any excuses. Yes there’s been a big turnover of players, yes we looked inexperienced at times but the responsibility is mine to make sure we’re better than what we served up tonight. “We’re elite in everything we do in terms of preparation and the performance lacked in everything.”Rangers out of Europe after wretched penalty defeat in Jablonec