特別奇襲隊員s captain James Tavernier says Old 会社／堅い 衝突／不一致 with Celtic is the 'perfect game' for Steven Gerrard's men to get over their 劇の Scottish Cup 出口 to St Johnstone

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James Tavernier could not think of a better game than Sunday's Old 会社／堅い 衝突／不一致 to wash away the 苦痛 of 特別奇襲隊員s' Scottish Cup heartbreak.

The Ibrox captain thought he had kept the Light Blues' 二塁打 dreams alive in last week's ４半期/4分の1-final thriller with St Johnstone when he popped up four minutes from the end of extra time to 長，率いる home his 18th goal of the season.

But the 演劇 was not done there and Saints keeper Zander Clark raced 今後 in 傷害 time to produce an ありそうもない 補助装置 for Chris Kane's equaliser.

James Tavernier says the Old 会社／堅い Derby is 'perfect' for 特別奇襲隊員s to get over their cup 敗北・負かす

Tavernier thought he 得点する／非難する／２０d the 勝利者 against St Johnstone who went on to 勝利，勝つ 経由で 刑罰，罰則s

The heroic Perth number one then saved two 位置／汚点／見つけ出す-kicks in the shoot-out - 含むing Tavernier's opener - to send Callum Davidson's team to Hampden.

It was another tale of woe for Steven Gerrard in 国内の cup 競争s as the 特別奇襲隊員s boss failed for the sixth time since taking over at Ibrox to take his team all the way.

But the 首相の職 支持する／優勝者s still have a blemish-解放する／自由な league season to 完全にする and Tavernier hopes his team can take another 抱擁する step に向かって that when they welcome Celtic to Govan.

He said: 'As a 特別奇襲隊員s player, no 事柄 what part of the season or even if it's a friendly - you always want to 勝利，勝つ a game and our 客観的な this 週末 is to get 最大限 points.

'That's what's 要求するd of us and that's the 基準s we've 始める，決める ourselves this season so we want to finish the （選挙などの）運動をする off strong and we'll give it our best on Sunday.

'The mentality comes from the 創立／基礎s from the years we've had together. The 新規加入s who have come in have 追加するd that 質 but the mentality from the get-go is from hard work and listening to what the gaffer and coaching team want us to do on game day.

'It's about 存在 fully 焦点（を合わせる）d with what's in 手渡す. The Old 会社／堅い games usually take care of themselves and all the boys are raring to go and we can't wait until Sunday.

'It's the perfect game to go into coming off the 支援する of 存在 knocked out of the cup.

'It's football. We got （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 in a 刑罰，罰則 shoot-out. In a normal game, normal day we would have come out of that game with a draw so it's one of those things that's happened, it's in the past, we've 反映するd on it this week and we move on.

特別奇襲隊員s have three games left of the Scottish 首相の職 to 持続する an unbeaten season

'When you come to 特別奇襲隊員s you 病弱な t to 勝利，勝つ every 選び出す／独身 game and three 敗北・負かすs in 53 games is some 業績／成就 and it just shows how much 願望（する） and consistency they've put into this season and that they've continued that after we've won the league.

'We want to try and finish off the season strong with three games to go, we can't wait for the Old 会社／堅い and then the two games after that.'

Tavernier is enjoying the season of his life, having not only led Gers to their first 肩書を与える in a １０年間 but also 攻撃する，衝突する a career-high goals 一致する.

But he is not done there as he 的s passing the 20-goal 示す.

'Before last week's goal I matched my own 記録，記録的な／記録する here and I was thinking I had to （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 it and get 18.

'I had a few questions from the other boys why I was in that position to 長，率いる home last Sunday.

'I will try and get more and help the team as best I can. I'm just happy I've 与える／捧げるd やめる a bit this season.'