Philippe Clement identifies Rangers area he is ‘200 per cent’ sure he will fix for next season

Philippe Clement is not one of the people speculating about the minerals used by Rangers.

The Ibrox boss has enough faith in his players’ character to know they can handle the pressure of winning the title. However, the large Belgian admits that some of the sceptics who are doubting his team’s ability will only be appeased if they can deliver the cutlery to match their steel.

With four Premiership games and a Scottish Cup Final remaining for the Light Blues, it’s crunch time. Aside from their 2021 Premiership victory, this team has typically been less Tungsten and more struggling at this stage of the season, but they still have a lot of work ahead of them. However, the fact that Celtic is now three points ahead implies that there is still a chance for this campaign to collapse like a lead balloon. However, Clement has a low level of faith in his team and stated that they will fight to the very end.

He declared: “Because it’s all about the results, credit is always displayed at the end.” Even if you are extremely strong mentally and physically, and you fail to win something, people will still say that you are not mentally strong enough.

That isn’t how it operates. It’s about pushing their current course of action. Is it assured? No. However, they are all exerting a great deal of effort and labour. that I am able to see each day. It’s about carrying on with that.

“They have taken the most points out of all of them thus far in the last six months, and I try not to say this too often. They defeated the league’s third-place team to win the League Cup and advance to the Scottish Cup Final, despite everyone’s belief that “they are on a good run and Rangers is on a bad run.” That’s what they did.

What more must they demonstrate? Yes, there will be another game after that, and the question will be, “Are they strong enough or not?” Do I still perceive the team to be determined? Two hundred percent. That much is certain, and they’ve demonstrated that it’s also season. Nobody in the world could possibly have any reason to doubt that. They have demonstrated sufficient intent.

Borna Barisic is close to joining Trabzonspor, according to Record Sport, and Ibrox friend John Lundstram is weighing up an offer from the Turkish team. Having managed Genk, Club Brugge, and Monaco in the past, Clement is aware of the risks involved when players begin to think there are better opportunities elsewhere. But he hasn’t noticed any indications of that with his Light Blues team.

He remarked, “I’ve had players in the past who wanted to leave and as a result they dropped a level.” Not always consciously; occasionally, they have subliminal thoughts. We discussed it with them, but they wouldn’t take the pitch if they couldn’t demonstrate in training that they were prepared.

“You have to be truthful with them and the team. However, I haven’t received a signal like that from anyone in the building; if I did, I couldn’t allow them to play. It’s easy. During our six months together, I’ve observed a positive mentality among the entire group. Why would it alter?

“They are competing to win trophies. You want to go in the best direction if you don’t have an agreement with the club here, and winning trophies is the best direction. You want to triumph on your way out.

Months have passed since numerous players and numerous things have been the subject of reports. Players are selectable as long as nothing is official and I observe the proper things in the practice and locker room.

Based on what I have seen thus far, Borna will be included in the selection. That will be different if he enters the building tomorrow with a different attitude. No, in my opinion. Someone who has been serving this club for a while is clearly very hungry for more trophies and titles. Nothing official is in the area [Lundstram]. I am not naïve; the longer something goes unchecked, the greater the chance that someone else will intervene.

Every day, I see Lunny in the same manner as I did two, three, and five months ago. He is defending the club. These players are all preoccupied with collecting trophies and acting morally as a team. They wouldn’t have been chosen if they weren’t.

But after taking a knock that ended his season during practice, Connor Goldson is the most recent player to be added to the long list of players who won’t be suiting up to play Kilmarnock on Sunday. Injuries have plagued Clement’s tenure as manager, but he has vowed to find a solution before the following season.

He declared, “I don’t believe in luck.” “In the short run, sure, but not in the long run. We understand a few of the causes of this season’s higher injury rate. However, the Connor case is not at all like the others.

“We are aware of it and will address it to ensure that it doesn’t occur in the future. Of course, injuries are unavoidable during a season. But for too long, we’ve been missing too many players, and it’s been too much.

We are currently lacking four attackers who could be part of our starting offensive line. That’s a lot to handle in one go. Is it something we can work out for the upcoming season? Indeed, two hundred percent. I promise there won’t be as much the following season. However, we must first prepare for that. Since I first became a manager, it has been one of the most important aspects of my work.

“In all those years, there have been more than 90% of players available everywhere I have been. This is a result of my close collaboration with the training’s medical personnel. Thus, what has transpired thus far this season is disappointing in that regard. However, in order to remedy that, we must prepare.”