PRESS CONFERENCE | Philippe Clement | 29 Sep 2024

[@ChrisKerr1872]

The SFA /SPFL will never do anything to help the clubs in Europe. They made Rangers play 4 games in 8 days with a European final in the middle in 08. The archaic system has held our clubs back for a long time, it won't change either.

[@chrisd3211]

System that benefits the rankers more than anyone else

[@Nemi1872]

Rangers game on Sunday is it 20:00 ?

[@rangersnut]

As much as that is true, complaining and excuses is not our way. That's not what winners do. We got the job done, 3 points and we move forward.

[@randommadness1021]

​@@Nemi1872no

[@stephenlenaghan4566]

Keep it going big man.🔴⚪🔵🇬🇧

[@thomjer5276]

You could see the team were a little disjointed because of the changes, but the new guys need minutes and with the Euro game and a domestic match in 3 days I'll take two wins anytime. The team will take time and PC is in for the long haul, things will improve. Great goal from Lawrence.

[@oaktree5975]

We need to stop signing duds who need time , Barron has shown if you are good enough you play and stay in the team.

[@derekewart5017]

That's fine if it's one maybe 2 new players but we've had to adjust to a number of new players, not as easy

[@georgelaird8703]

Brilliant 👌

[@Jim.old.skool.]

Well done hard fought victory today on to Thursday🇬🇧🇬🇧👍🇧🇪

[@THCthehonestcaz]

Apart from the penalty Jack had another quiet game, considering the goals we been conceded the last few games been better 💯🔴⚪🔵

[@JoshAston23]

Quite game in terms of shots to save but he had to deal with a lot of crosses and commanded his box really well.

[@THCthehonestcaz]

@@JoshAston23 we limiting him to saves 1 on 1s recently, its alot better. Crosses ect he likes to use his strength and command.💯 Only thing greegsy lacked

[@JoshAston23]

@@THCthehonestcaz definitely, it's what we need against these teams who just launch crosses and long throws at us

[@chillpill1888]

Keep doing what you’re doing fester it’s great ☘️☘️☘️

[@ScottB05]

Well said big Phil. A lot better rangers teams have struggled after Europe in general never mind an away trip Thursday night. 3 points clean sheet.

[@frankiebhoyz2169]

So glad to hear your expectations are now so low. Long may it continue 😂

[@Grant-jf9dp]

Well done Rangers fc for today 👏👏❤️🤍💙🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@stephenmcarthur-yn1gl]

3 points clean sheet from a lot of tired players good result 🔴⚪️🔵🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@tommulhern9039]

Clement is Rangers answer to John Cleese. Perfect foil for Pedro as Manuel.

[@Garymc17]

Another clean sheet 👏

[@rossfleming9552]

A pragmatic way to defend a poor performance. I also thought we'd be a bit jaded after Malmö so getting three points in the bag is all that matters. But sorry, Philippe, we have to concede it was a clear penalty. Thanks, big Jack!!

[@CafeMambo1982]

Still no seen it back but said at the game thought it was a pen

[@BIG-vu3ej]

I would love to see ref call him in and show it to him it was a pen all day cause if it was other end and not giving he would go mad and say it was pen

[@rangersnut]

It wasn't a penalty. There was no intent by the player. He did not control the ball with his arm. The ball played him.

[@garyswanson5272]

2 wins in a week away in europe? Take that all day. Well done Rangers. 🇬🇧

[@Gaffnaldo2]

Celtic will win the league by 20 points

[@garyswanson5272]

@@Gaffnaldo2 why you on a Rangers channel? I wouldn't listen to Brenda Rodgers if he wanted to borrow my missus high heels for a night on the tiles at a Transvestite festival? 🇬🇧

[@eaglekeeper7608]

We all know the balance and depth of quality in the squad is below what is required. We are four top quality players short. A fast powerful centre half ( Bougherra type ), a commanding and highly technical midfielder ( Barry Ferguson type), a pacey, consistent goal scoring winger ( McCann type ) and a fast, strong, skilful striker who can create and score goals ( Jelavic type ). Tbh I’m concerned that Clement doesn’t quite have the tactical and technical skills required to make this squad effective and efficient enough. That second half today was as bad as I’ve seen from Rangers in a long time.

[@GeraldDocherty-h7r]

Strong performance

[@Gaffnaldo2]

😂

[@davidphillips1500]

Win.Rest.Repeat. That’s what we want not going to play great everytime onwards to next game. Big propper starting to show real quality and jefte superb

[@pauldoherty975]

Phil you manage a small club that the fans n media want to be a massive club like celtic ....ange is gonna get u

[@StevieMcQueen52]

neither club are massive come out of dreamland

[@Watp-1]

😂😂😂😂😂 got to listen to yerself Celtic fc beasts

[@StevieMcQueen52]

@@Watp-1 whats that got to do with football?

[@Watp-1]

@@StevieMcQueen52 wit that Celtic are beasts

[@StevieMcQueen52]

@Watp-1 what's the git to do with football?

[@TheMiniMaestroMan]

Kevin Muscat's Shanghai Port side are en route for a cup double in his first season in China. Muscat has won numerous trophies before in Australia and Japan. With Melbourne Victory, he won the A-League and Australia Cup. Then after his stint with Sint-Truidense V.V., he went to Japan and won the J.League Title and Super Cup in 2021, breaking numerous records with Yokohama F・Marinos. 2.2 goals in 92 games total which is the highest out of any team manager in the leagues history. A goal difference of 82+, 176 goals with 94 conceded. This was with only the 9th biggest budget in the league (mid-table) and constant injuries throughout the season - yet he managed to beat the prior seasons champions, Kawasaki Frontale. He had the highest win-rate (57%) in J1. The only reason he failed to win the 2023-24 season was due to budget cuts and transfer losses like their League M.V.P., Tomoki Iwata, to Celtic. He inherited a skeleton squad from Postecoglou and made them cup double champions. He also qualified for the Ro16 of the ACL in a tough group with K League 1 Champions Incheon United and CSL-side Shandong Taishan. Shanghai Port lost just once in 25 games and leads the competition ahead of Shanghai Shenhua FC. Instead of long-balls, he does short and quick passes with 4-2-3-1 distribution with an emphasis on their full-backs. They are 67 points top of the table, two clear of Shenhua and dozens above third-place Chengdu Rongcheng at 55 points. 80 goals in 23 games which makes them one of the highest-scoring teams in world football, period. Higher than Ajax in the 2018-19 season. A goal difference of 54+ with only 18 conceded. Undefeated after 21 games and 16 consecutive wins across all competitions, which is a new record for the CSL. Muscat has won back-to-back manager of the month titles in May and June too. Even with an aging team averaging 30, he still makes the most out of his players. Former Espanyola player Wu Lei and former Chelsea player Oscar are his main front two alongside new Brazilian player Willian Popp. A system like his could greatly benefit our striker trio of Dessers, Danilo and Igamane. I could go on and on but you get the point. Muscat is a manager that strikes fear and his tactics are brilliant. Hard, attacking football - always pressing forward. That kind of mentality is what we need at Rangers. If you look at his most recent press conference in his draw against Malaysian-side Johor Darul Ta'zim, the journalists were too scared to even ask him a question. That's the aura that Clement lacks. He knows what it means to play for Rangers as a former player himself. He knows the club and the demands and expectations that come with it. Should have been a no-brainer. Eurocentric fans may overlook or disregard Asian football, but bare in mind Giovanni van Bronckhorst was manager of Guangzhou City and Ange Postecoglou was manager of Yokohama F・Marinos. Both have since won silverware in the SPFL and have taken their clubs to new heights respectively. Asian football has been growing a lot in competitive quality. Former Ross County player, Tim Chow, is now the captain of Chengdu Rongcheng. Shanghai Port play against K League 1 side Pohang Steelers in the ACLE East-zone Group Stages on the 1st of October if you are interested in watching. The season ends in November and they recently beat their city rivals Shanghai Shenhua 3-2 in the CFA Cup and are now off to the final against Shandong Taishan. The season ends in November, so full focus will be on Asian football after that. Vissel Kobe, Ulsan, Kawasaki Frontale, Gwangju and his former club Yokohama F・Marinos are among the teams they'll be playing against from now until February 2025. Muscat has been praised by Pep Guardiola and has also beaten Celtic 5-3 during their friendly tour of Japan last season too. Seriously, I cannot praise this man enough. You can watch most Shanghai Port games on either HotPot Football or JD Football on KZbin (in Mandarin) and the ACLE games on Triller (in English). One to keep a close eye on.

[@tomslaw9662]

Sound like Muscats agent lol

[@guybryan8248]

Important 3 points take it and move on troops 👏

[@puregallusproductions]

Officials took forever to review a clear onside, then give a very dubious penalty against. Together with the assaults on Rangers players that went unpunished, it’s as clear as day we’re up against more than just 11 players in Scotland. It’s no wonder the team’s jaded.

[@BIG-vu3ej]

It was pen all day it would have been goal or save motherwell got player sent off for exact same thing plenty of rangers fan said it was pen so Phil talking rubbish

[@GetItRightUpYees]

That hibs penalty,a proper Aaron Ramsey piece of garbage TF

[@chriswoody6170]

Don't know why but always find it hard to listen to him now

[@JohnBee-jx3qi]

Threadbare squad , this will be found out with so many games

[@Yourballix]

Why didn’t rangers pay their victims? Oh yeah they’re skint and told them to talk to liquidators

[@Xyz-cv1td]

Need to stick with him. We have a lot of dead wood and a lot of new players required. That means time on the pitch and getting used to playing with each other.

[@C-MAGs]

If Jefte keeps going, he'll end up playing for Brazil and we'll be shitting ourselves every international break. lol.

[@gartnait1]

Could have played this game on monday.Give the players an extra days rest.

[@Glasgowrangersloyal]

Would rather have the longer break for lyon to be honest

[@grantmcroberts4089]

Eh no fs they are professional footballers they don't need a rest fs

[@mrblue1970]

Why he took Raskin off for Dowell is strange??

[@randommadness1021]

Raskin was one of our better players in the first half for me.

[@thegalacticscot]

Have you looked at the fixtures? After lyon game we have 2 days between Europe and our next game. So away to Nice then 2 days later Aberdeen. A wins a win in those circumstances no matter how you get it.

[@SoniaMcDonald-eg5cx]

Well done lads not the best game but after Thursday night and the travel home and starting at 12:00 we got the three points that’s all we can ask of yous 👏👏👏👏❤️🤍💙

[@GetItRightUpYees]

I was trapped on that PR for what seemed infinity😀

[@jameswilson6717]

Agreed pal,three points is all that matters cant be pretty all the time

[@DavidCarmichaeltherealdc82]

You will need to get used to it we are rangers.

[@williammorris5569]

Our league performance is terrible. Some of the managers decision making was terrible. We are still negative in our play. Still no style at times we didn't know what was going on.

[@pauldoherty975]

Ye would here a real manager or real players moaning about these things that no man will ever change hh

[@grantmcroberts4089]

Seriously they are professional athletes if they can't handle playing thursday to Sunday then they are in the wrong job or clearly you ain't making sure they are fit. You are just tactically clueless

[@ronnieporter3999]

Exactly,,they are meant to be Professional athletes , they get the best variety of nutrition, they have great training facilities, they only have to sneeze and they have a doctor on hand to wipe their nose fgs..This is what they get paid Thousands of £££££'s a week to do , play for 90 minutes, so get a grip .

[@Oldtimer2024]

You win walloper comment of the day.

[@Noodlez..]

@@Oldtimer2024he is tactically clueless!!!please do tell us the system you play or the style 😂 there is non it’s pass wide then try swing a ball over the top and fight for scraps. Deluded

[@bobafet6064]

I must say I was also surprised to see such an early KO after a Thursday Euro away game.

[@igolfjtweetler4097]

Fester putting on a clown show. Should just be glad he escaped with the win despite his teams poor display.

[@paulmcguire3382]

Lucky today but 3 points

[@oaktree5975]

It was a stone wall penalty and typical of Souttar. Clancy dragging out the onside goal to see if he could find something else was hilarious. Clement should stop the interviews , talks nothing but crap just like the way we play under him.

[@rangersnut]

I am backing Clement and our players to do well. That said I think it would be smarter if the idea of being tired after Euro games wasn't even acknowledged by the manager. We don't want that creeping into players heads or to have that in the back of players minds. So no more talk of tiredness, it is early season still. We got the win, we fought for it. We done well and we move onto the next looking to extend a winning run. The team is gelling and there will be ups and downs but things are getting better.

great interview with the gaffer

[@rrrrrrrrr1774]

he's a nut job

[@ALMH199]

Barely papering over the cracks , and more waffle 🤦‍♂️😭

[@DoogSmith]

He looks broken ,even after a win.

[@chrisd3211]

Big wallace lost his gromit thats why hes always miserable 😂 nothing but a dancing clown

[@DarkAngel-ph9on]

No matter what season Tom Lawrence is always tired should be on the bench and Hagi in his place

[@vinnyganzano1930]

Hagi wouldn't have scored that goal.

[@yogaflame7884]

@@vinnyganzano1930 Hagi would have set up 4 or 5 chances for others to score goals, something lawernce is completely incapable of. Apart from that goal today, what did lawernce do? He was a ghost on that pitch

[@yogaflame7884]

@@BlueElectro80s m8 football is a lot more than just goals. apart from that goal, tom lawernce was slow, and created nothing today for our attackers. His job in the 10 role is to create chances, he didnt do that today, or any game he plays.

[@ewanmclean3319]

​@@yogaflame7884mate save your energy... Some fans are brain dead. Lawrence is dug meat... Hits 15 shots a game and 1 goes in then downs tools. He is supposed to be our creative spark in the hole but never see him create chances for others. Totally agree.

[@yogaflame7884]

@@ewanmclean3319 It tiring m8 seeing the same comments that just makes no footballing sense. Youre absolutely correct aswell, and thats literally all he has in locker, ive seen milk turn quicker than him. Worst part is were keeking bajrami out of position to facilitate Lawrence

[@jamesrafferty4855]

Today was.t good , please let not make excuses

[@jameswilson6717]

Three points all the same doesn’t always need to be pretty,cant be outstanding all of the time

[@oddbob8905]

Everyone could tell its a pen

[@oaktree5975]

Cant listen to this clown anymore , the football is and has been absolutely brutal ever since he came. His tactics , team selection and sub are just bizarre. Board got it wrong again surprise surprise , Muscat was always the right choice.

[@Lstu91]

Don't talk nonsense clement has got a good team on his hands they will get much better

[@oaktree5975]

@@Lstu91 Thats just like the nonsense that comes out his mouth , theres nothing good about that team other than Barron and it wasnt that clown that signed him. Going to be a long long season with him in charge.

[@ewanmclean3319]

​@@Lstu91It's fans like you that thought Pedro and Beale where the men for the job 😂 brain dead.

[@oaktree5975]

@@ewanmclean3319 None of them should have been anywhere near the job especially Beale. I wanted Muscat before this clown , look how both are performing now.

[@Bulldog55]

Tactically inept manager who talks well but can’t change formation either before or in-game to help the players. Totally out played 2nd half embarrassing 😳

[@brianm3510]

Sounds like you've got your coaching badges mate so what would you do differently

[@Lstu91]

​@@brianm3510😂😂😂😂

[@skeebatv]

@@brianm3510 😂 some fans just cant take 3 points and a clean sheet.

[@brianm3510]

@@skeebatv exactly mate seems like they're no happy unless they're moaning at something

[@jameswilson6717]

@@brianm3510tell you what our defence is getting much better that’s for sure 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@wharfedalelodge502]

Clemente is not the man for the job. Souness was right….Muscat would have been the better choice and would have given the younger lads like Fraser a chance!

[@unsigned5324]

Stop guessing, no one can say for sure if one person would have been better than the other. The fact is he is the manager and the club are going to stand behind him, so perhaps start supporting instead of being part of the problem.

[@brianm3510]

What makes you say he's not the man? People like you are the problem

[@robertmorrison6727]

Souness wanted Lampard

[@ArcherTheGolfer]

Clement is the master of excuses. I really don’t rate him the fact he continues to play tav and keep him captain says it all really. Hopefully he goes at end of the season I don’t see the board sacking him mid season no matter how bad we are

[@brianm3510]

@@ArcherTheGolfer you're a very strange and bitter man

[@edwardkelly8840]

The master of the excuse !

[@hazelgillespie9272]

Boring usual excuses Hagi wants play sad situation

[@brianm3510]

Take up another sport then Hazel and get Hagi out your head he's not a rangers player anymore

[@garethrobertson20]

Well said ​@@brianm3510

[@AndyMcLean72]

Please stop with the excuses. We were crap and scraped the win. Should be blowing teams away. Nonsensical subs and still no clear style of play. Shambles.

[@thomascargill3474]

Is that not why teams have a big first team squad ? Are the players on the bench not good enough ? Then what is he talking about ? when they are playing they are NOT TRAINING so they should be rested ! And the players on the bench should be good enough to come in and do a job. No excuses please , just go out and play your hardest , run until you are knackered , you will get replaced ! Some players come off the park with not a bead of sweat on them , What are they getting very well paid for ? Not working !! Playing a game they love and keeping very fit to play every week , no excuses just get out there and run your guts out for the team and the PAYING FANS , we can except that !

[@jambon7767]

The players on the bench aren’t good enough….thats the point. We don’t have the quality or depth for a seamless rotation

[@chrisgraham7450]

The first 11 isn’t good enough never mind the squad .

[@jamestoni]

the football is stinking the place out.

[@jamestoni]

the excuses are boring now, embarrassing football.