Bojan Miovski says Rangers won't give up their Scottish Premiership title hopes while still mathematically in the fight - but admits his side's inconsistent 90 minutes have proved costly.
The Ibrox side started strongly in Gorgie on Monday night and went into the dressing room a goal to the good at the break. However, thereafter, Danny Rohl's side faltered as Hearts turned the game on its head to win 2-1.
This was the latest in a long line of contrasting halves of football, with a recent win against Falkirk and defeat against Motherwell following a similar pattern.
“We believed, of course we believed - everyone in the dressing-room believed we could do it," Miovski said, asked if the squad had still harboured hopes of winning the title.
"There is still hope, mathematically we’re still here so we will give everything until the end and collect as many points as we can.
“The second half was disappointing, if you fight for the league you can’t play as we did in the second half."
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Rangers were in control heading into the break until the momentum shifted and Derek McInnes' side took control. Rohl's side failed to add to Dujon Sterling's early goal and paid the price in the second half.
Miovski added: “Of course we are disappointed, we started really good in the first half and should have killed the game in that half.
“We gave them a chance in the second half and, of course, when you play away the atmosphere was nice. We lost concentration and gave them an easy goal, in my opinion.
“We brought them into the game; we shouldn’t do that. In the end, it’s disappointing."
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