Rangers manager Philip Clement will train on Friday as the club prepare for Sunday’s game against St Johnstone.
Following Jersey draw 1-1 at Dundee Many fans at Dens Park directed their anger at the Belgian and believe his time at Ibrox should be over.
Clement, however, insists the club’s board, which has a new chief executive in Patrick Stewart, is behind him “200 per cent” despite Rangers trailing Celtic by 15 points after a dreadful away run, with just three in 11 games. brought victory.
Clement (R) claims Rangers chief executive Patrick Stewart (L) and technical director Nils Koppen (C) are “200 per cent” behind him.
When asked about the criticism from supporters, Clement said Sky Sports“It’s normal that they’re unhappy. I’m also unhappy that we didn’t get the three points. I know I’m the face of the team, that’s part of my job.
“I’m busy with the club, with the team, for this team to grow. In the last few weeks, with all the changes, we’ve lost some stability and maybe some confidence. Some players have had to play all the games and we see. lack of freshness.
“Now it’s about responding as a team on Sunday and taking the three points.”
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Rangers manager Philip Clement has reacted to the 1-1 draw with Dundee due to fan pressure.
Sunday’s match against St Johnstone is the first of three consecutive home games, followed by Aberdeen on Wednesday; Live on Sky Sports – while Fraserburgh are next weekend’s Scottish Cup opponents.
The Gers are then back on the road as they visit Old Trafford to face Manchester United in the Europa League before traveling to Tanadis Park to take on Dundee United in the Scottish Championship. Live on Sky Sports.
Boyd: A decision has to be made on Clement
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Chris Boyd and Chris Sutton have launched a scathing review of Rangers and manager Philip Clement following their 1-1 draw with Dundee.
Speaking on Sky Sports after Rangers’ draw at Dundee, the former Ibrox striker Chris Boyd said:
“It’s just excuse after excuse,” former Rangers forward Boyd said Sky Sports. “Rangers have got the squad to come here and wipe the floor with Dundee but they’re still hanging on.
“13 points away from home is a disgrace. You can talk about progress, but you talk about fatigue and low confidence. You absolutely destroyed Celtic a week ago, you destroyed them.
“And you’re struggling for confidence. You’re losing two games and losing one game before the Celtic game, and now you’ve drawn two games since then and there’s . mistrust of them It just doesn’t make sense.
“I just look at the club right now and it’s broken. There’s no pattern to the game, there’s nothing. You always see Celtic playing as Rangers’ best game this season.
“But it can’t just be a one-off, we know that. It’s an absolute disgrace that Rangers are in this position.
“And you see that you didn’t spend money, it was spent, yes, there was a reduction in spending, but it was spent.
“There’s no improvement, we talked about the injuries getting better, I mean it’s actually worse.
“You can talk about moving players and playing extra minutes. You’re a footballer. That’s what you get paid for, playing minutes.
“There is no progress at all, it’s done.
“Now it’s over with (Rangers chief executive) Patrick Stewart because I’m telling you right now that’s the last two away games we’ve been in.
“Those fans have had enough and it will get to the stage where they will stop coming to games and then you will see the real problems start to materialize for Rangers because this cannot continue.”
Sutton: Brendan cracks open champagne
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Highlights from Rangers’ Scottish Premiership draw at Dundee
Former Celtic striker Chris Sutton On Sky Sports after the draw at Dens Park.
“Philip Clement has to take responsibility, but it’s also the players on the pitch who have the knowledge and understanding of how to win games.
“You look at the Rangers team and think: I have said before that there is a losing mentality at the club and nothing has really changed.
“It’s been going on for years and years. And you look at how obscene that performance was tonight. Celtic are laughing at them.
“Brendan Rodgers, he’ll crack open the champagne and laugh at them tonight. It’s a shame we’re at the start of January and Celtic are 15 points up. It’s shocking and amazing.”
“We were talking before the game and Chris (Boyd) and I thought that Philip Clement should have left a long time ago. But they are at a crossroads now, can the club continue to go down like this?
“And so are we looking at that or is Patrick Stewart going to look at the bigger picture and not just one game against Celtic where they raise their game or, you know, the odd game in Europe?
“Clement will come out and talk about Celtic’s bigger budget, but Rangers shouldn’t drop 19 points to sides with much, much smaller budgets than them and he never mentions that.
“We hear the excuses every week. And it’s not good enough. And it’s time for him to take ownership, but he won’t.”
“But this Belgian waffle will go on and on and on. It won’t stop until it’s decided.”
