The Rangers manager thinks defending set-pieces is an area his side can improve on.
The Ibrox boss was obviously left pleased overall by the three points his side picked up, with Connor Goldson’s late winner delighting away supporters at the stadium.
The 2-1 victory was the kind of result they didn’t produce often enough last season.
If they have serious eyes on the Scottish Premiership title, it’s the kind of ugly win they’ll need more of over the coming weeks and months.
Gerrard is aiming for perfection in every department and the way they conceded irked him, believe his side were ‘bullied’.
Asked how his side could improve post-match, Gerrard told Football Scotland: “Certainly from set pieces and just being a bit more braver to get that second goal and being more positive.
“I thought we were passing the ball for the sake of it in the second half. We’ll look at it and from a set piece point of view, we can’t be bullied like that.”
For Killie’s goal, the Rangers defence tangled with Gary Dicker, Alan Power and others, meaning the incoming set-piece evaded everyone and ended up at the back post.
With only striker Alfredo Morelos left to challenge Stephen O’Donnell, the Scotland international had a free opportunity to strike at goal and took his chance with aplomb.
It was all rather sloppy and something, as Gerrard notes, that needs to be sorted out as the Gers head deeper into the season.
On a positive note for the Ibrox side, their attacking routine at set-pieces was much more effective.
Both of their goals resulted from James Tavernier deliveries, with Scott Arfield capitalising on a saved Nikola Katic header and the winner smashed home by Goldson.
They have the aerial threats and instincts to damage opposition defences, can they utilise those traits at the other end and become more robust defensively?
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