After a dismal preseason and a loss to Kilmarnock on opening day, we had a disastrous week culminating in PSV Eindhoven ending our hopes of qualifying for the Champions League and Aberdeen defeating Celtic at Ibrox.
In order to challenge Celtic’s lead at the top of the Scottish Premiership, Philippe Clement will have a difficult assignment ahead of him, but the new Rangers manager isn’t getting ahead of himself, as he told Sky Sports.
Compare Beale’s remarks before to him even being hired with Clement’s statements since he arrived.
That the league would have been kept if he and the other members of Steven Gerrard’s managerial group had stayed.
despite winning the league, totally ignoring how bad we had been playing that season.
Rangers were Philippe Clement’s primary focus, not Celtic.
Philippe Clement, who is facing an uphill battle to turn things around for Rangers, is only considering winning one game at a time, via Sky Sports
To start with, I want to win big time. Your goal in each competition is to win.
Second, with regard to the distance [between us and Celtic], it’s critical that we concentrate on improving ourselves, getting more points, playing better football, rallying the supporters, and reestablishing a stronger team chemistry.
It’s crucial to avoid speculating too much about potential outcomes for the next six months. This is about the coming days, weeks, and months. We must develop the story one week at a time.
This is comparable to the circumstances that Alex McLeish inherited.
We’ll have a good season if Philippe Clement continues to be as successful as he was in his first two seasons with the Rangers, but the league shouldn’t be written off, in his words.
Weekly progress is crucial; if the disparity can be reduced prior to the winter break following the upcoming Old Firm derby, then expectations will rise.
Add a league cup trophy, and things may change quickly.
The only way to close the deficit is to play better, which is undoubtedly Clement’s top priority. If he succeeds in doing so, his supporters will be behind him.
