Akos Buzsaky and Rowan Vine came in for most of the Rangers managers criticism:" "We've got to give them time and we know they're very good players" he said after the game.
"Vine was better but 'Buz' gave the ball away cheaply. I wasn't happy about that.
"I know he's a crowd favourite, but we should pride ourselves on ball retention and there were times he gave it away under no pressure. To be honest, it was embarrassing.
"We were outplayed in the first half and you have to commend Accrington. They showed some of our lads what enthusiasm is all about," the Rangers boss admitted.
"The quality of our play, our ball retention - everything about us - was sloppy in the first half and I expect much more. We had international footballers giving the ball away cheaply.
"I wouldn't get carried away and go in for mass hysteria with talk of deterioration. These games are always tricky and we were much better in the second half.
"Rome wasn't built in a day. We'll keep going and looking to build something here. The most important thing is that we're in the next round."