5 Philippe Clement answers from Rangers fans’ questions on title glory, transfers and stars of the future
The Ibrox gaffer took to the stage at Edmiston House to take on questions from supporters in attendance
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Philippe Clement was put on the spot as Rangers fans fired questions to the Belgian at a supporter Q&A event.
The Ibrox gaffer was the special guest at Edmiston House as part of a Rangers Charity event with those in attendance presented with the chance to submit questions that were put to the 50-year-old. In October it will be 12 months since he took over the top job from Michael Beale and it’s been a whirlwind beginning to life in the Glasgow fishbowl. He delivered immediate trophy success with the League Cup while also putting up a title challenge to Celtic last season before falling away in the run-in.
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This season it has been a summer of transition with a host of names moved in and out of the club. Rangers have also had to play away from Ibrox in the early part of the campaign due to ongoing works at the ground with Hampden the temporary home. The Light Blues will be back in Govan later this month as they look to get their campaign up and running after Champions League elimination and a derby defeat to Celtic last time out before the international break meaning it is seven points from a possible 12 so far in the league.
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Performances in the early part of the campaign have seen frustrated fans make their feelings known and on Wednesday night they had the chance to ask questions to the manager and hear loud and clear his response. Record Sport has outlined FIVE burning questions put to Clement and his responses in full.
Do you feel the squad can mount a competitive challenge for the league title this season?
“Yeah I am convinced about that otherwise I would not be here. Of course, it is a big rebuild. 16 players left, we spoke about that already. A lot of players were older and it was also not easy to have a good transfer window because seven players left for zero. We had to replace them with other players that cost money. We are not a club with a big investor saying ‘we spend £50m now and just go onto the market, it’s not the case’. We – recruitment, board and myself – need to be inventive. We also had to cut the wages as it was not sustainable the way they were built the last couple of years in the squad. There are a lot of challenges that way but I am very convinced that we bring in a few experienced guys who can do the job directly but also several young guys, some who can do the job already, they need to prove they can do it every three days now. That’s the next step for them in their career. Some young guys also with a lot of potential. It’s the start of a new cycle and story. I am very convinced this team has more potential for the future than the team was six months ago in that moment. It’s about potential and our job to get the potential out as fast as possible.”
They say good things take time, unfortunately you don’t always get the luxury of time. What can you say to fans who are growing impatient?
“Everybody is working really hard for that and they need to realise players coming into this club need time to adapt. There is nobody in the world who can predict how somebody will react. You have some players, not only here but in all teams across the world, who need three months, six months and some adapt after a week. It’s a really personal thing you cannot predict. I am very sure that we have brought in several really talented players who will grow and become better over the next couple of years. Fans have seen already some things of that. I don’t like to take out individuals but a young lad like Connor Barron. He didn’t play all the games at Aberdeen but some games. He’s made a big step forward and he got the reward also in being selected for the national team (Scotland) for the first time. You’ve also got a young lad like Jefte. He’s only 20 years old but already proving good things and there are others to come. It’s now about working hard with the team, to make them gel and create connections. Football is not a game that you put 11 players on the pitch and say ‘now we are going to do that’. The other side of the town, they’ve been building on their squad for more than one year and playing together. It is normal they are ahead now although I hate that and I want to change it as fast as possible.”
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