Danny Rohl was pleased with the Rangers fans' reaction to Youssef Chermiti after what he believes was a much improved performance.
The striker didn't score in the 2-1 win over St Mirren but the head coach was pleased with his display as he worked hard, led the line and linked play.
After criticism of his early season displays following a £10million move from Everton, Rohl revealed that he urged the 21-year-old to put in a shift at the very least. He believes the goals will come.
The German was pleased with the response from the crowd after Chermiti followed his advice.
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He said: "First of all, I really enjoyed the atmosphere in the stadium. It goes exactly in the direction we want to have. Very positive, the crowd was there. In the last 10 minutes, everyone was a little bit nervous, everyone wanted to win. What I really liked today was the reaction after I subbed Youssef out.
"He got a lot of criticism. I know this, it's not easy for him. But I told him, you have to put a lot of effort in and then the people will recognise this. If you do this, continue, then I believe also the goals will come. He gives us today a lift. He was a link player, we could take him as a target player. He comes between the line, he was aggressive in one-against-one situations.
"But it's a first step, not more. If you continue like this, then we will also develop this player. I think this is generally a part that we have a lot of players that are growing at the moment. Let's do and continue like this."
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