Kris Boyd has given a withering evaluation of Philippe Clement’s future prospects as Rangers boss, arguing a change is required after the membership slipped additional behind Celtic within the Scottish Premiership.
Rangers’ wretched away type continued on Thursday with a 1-1 draw towards Dundee which left them 15 factors behind their rivals on the high of the desk.
They started the sport at Dens Park with simply three wins in 10 league fixtures away from Ibrox, and have been unable to finish a turnaround to enhance that document after a goalless second half adopted Vaclav Cerny cancelling out Oluwaseun Adewumi’s opener.
Highlights from the Scottish Premiership match between Dundee and Rangers.
The outcome supplied extra ammunition for many who consider Clement’s time at Ibrox ought to be up, with the membership’s away followers displaying their discontent on the full-time whistle.
“It is simply excuse after excuse,” former Rangers striker Boyd instructed Sky Sports activities. “Rangers have a crew that ought to be coming right here and wiping the ground with Dundee however they’re hanging on.
“13 factors out of 33 away from house is a shame. You may talk about progress however there may be none. You talk about gamers being drained and low in confidence. You completely destroyed Celtic every week in the past or 10 days in the past – destroyed them.
“And also you’re struggling for confidence. You lose two, you draw a sport and also you lose a sport earlier than the Celtic sport. There was no confidence battle battle going into the Celtic sport.
Rangers supervisor Philippe Clement reacts to his sides’ 1-1 draw with Dundee amid rising stress from the followers.
“And now after it, you’ve got drew two video games once more and there is a insecurity in them. It simply would not make sense.
“I simply have a look at the membership proper now and on the pitch, it is damaged. There isn’t any patterns of play, there’s nothing. You all the time refer again to the Celtic sport as Rangers’ greatest efficiency this season.
“However it might’t simply be one-off, we all know that. It is an absolute shame that Rangers are on this place.
Rangers’ Hamza Igamane responds to Dundee’s opener
“And you’ll see you’ve got not spent cash. There was cash spent. Sure, there was a price slicing, however there was cash spent.
“There isn’t any enchancment. We spoke in regards to the accidents enhancing as effectively. I imply, that is really worse.
“You may talk about shifting gamers round and having to play additional minutes. Guess what? You are a soccer participant. That is what you are paid to do, is play minutes.
“There isn’t any progress in any respect. It is carried out.
“It is over to [Rangers CEO] Patrick Stewart now, as a result of I am telling you proper now, that is the final two away video games we have been at.
“These followers have had sufficient and it may get to the stage the place they cease coming to video games and then you definitely’ll see the true issues begin to materialise for Rangers, as a result of this could’t proceed.”
Sutton: Brendan cracking open champagne
Dundee’s Oluwaseun Adewumi celebrates after scoring
Chris Sutton on Sky Sports activities:
“Philippe Clement has to take accountability, but it surely’s additionally the gamers on the pitch having the data and understanding about the best way to win video games.
“You have a look at the Rangers squad and also you assume, ‘does the jersey match for lots of those gamers?’ I’ve stated earlier than that there is a shedding mentality on the membership and nothing actually has modified. And this is not simply on Philippe Clement.
“This has been occurring now for years and years and years. And also you watch how insipid that efficiency was tonight. Celtic are laughing at them.
Rangers conceded first at Dens Park
“Brendan Rodgers, he’ll be cracking open the champagne this night, laughing at them. It is a humiliation that we’re within the early a part of January and Celtic are 15 factors clear on the high. That’s surprising and it’s wonderful.
“We have been speaking earlier than the sport and myself and Kris [Boyd] thought Philippe Clement ought to have gone a very long time in the past. However they’re at a kind of crossroads now as a result of can this go on? The membership are in regression.
“And so are we going to take a look at that or is Patrick Stewart going to take a look at the larger image and never only one sport towards Celtic the place they increase the sport or, you realize, the odd sport in Europe?
“Clement will come out and speak about Celtic having a much bigger finances however Rangers should not be dropping 19 factors towards sides who’ve far, far lesser budgets than them, and he by no means mentions that.
“We hear the reasons week in and week out now. And it is not ok. And it is about time he took possession, however he will not.
“However this Belgian waffle will keep it up and keep it up and keep it up. It will not cease till there is a determination made on him.”
Clement: I’ve ‘200 per cent’ backing of board
Philippe Clement claimed the Rangers board are “200 per cent” behind him. Requested if he was assured that the board, which has a brand new chief govt in Patrick Stewart, are nonetheless behind him 100 per cent, the Belgian boss replied: “Sure, 200 per cent.
“We have now talks every single day about every part, about January, about subsequent season, about every part. Sure, in fact the followers are sad.
“We’re additionally sad, all of us are sad, to lose these three factors. Supporters are all the time behind us once we are good, once we play good video games. So at this time it was not an excellent sport.
Vaclav Cerny celebrates after scoring to make it 1-1
“So I perceive that they’re sad about that. I do know these supporters, that they do not quit the second we present high quality. It is about us displaying the standard on the pitch after which they’re straight behind the crew, all the time.
“So it is our activity to try this as quick as attainable. That begins on Sunday, to point out high quality once more and on each side of the sport. Not solely offensively, additionally defensively.
“As we speak, defensively, it was higher in contrast with the final away video games. In that means, a optimistic. The sport that Clinton Nsiala performed for his first sport for the Rangers, a optimistic level.
“However on the finish, it is about outcomes, in fact. Plenty of factors spilled during the last two or three weeks.”
