Kris Boyd slammed Rangers after they slumped to defeat at Kilmarnock and says they haven’t improved since Philippe Clement took cost.
Rangers failed to shut the hole on Scottish Premiership leaders Celtic, who dropped factors in opposition to Aberdeen on Saturday, as Marley Watkins’ late strike secured a 1-0 win for Kilmarnock at Rugby Park.
Clement’s aspect stay in third, six factors adrift of Celtic and Aberdeen, eight video games into the season.
Michael Beale was sacked final season when Rangers have been seven factors behind Celtic after seven video games and Boyd shouldn’t be satisfied that his successor has managed to vary issues at Ibrox.
“We sat here last year and said it wasn’t good enough under Michael Beale,” Sky Sports activities pundit Boyd mentioned after the defeat.
“I do not see any enchancment. I actually do not see any enchancment.
“Rangers have good players in this team but they never dominate matches. There is no style to anything they do.”
He added: “Rangers were toothless in attack.
“If outcomes proceed the best way they’re, there are large questions that are going to be requested. Rangers are usually not progressing as a soccer membership.”
Rangers are six factors adrift of leaders Celtic and Aberdeen
Sky Sports activities’ Chris Sutton added: “From Rangers’ perspective, all season the performances haven’t been there. When they lose in the manner that they did today, you have to worry. They seem miles off it.
“However I do assume there must be persistence as a result of what’s the various? Sack Clement? Get another person in? The brand new supervisor will are available in and say ‘give me £20m to spend on new gamers’.”
Fans held up banners in the second half of the game calling for the “mismanagement” at Rangers to cease, after interim chairman John Gilligan hit again in midweek at claims over the dearth of management.
Requested if fixing their off-field points might assist Rangers, Clement mentioned: “I do not wish to go into that as a result of I do not need excuses about pitches, winds, no matter.
“We need to focus on ourselves, on the players, on the new players coming in, to get them at their best level, focus on the players who were here, to get to their best level, and to play better than we did today.
“I used to be not happy with that recreation within the first half. The second half was a lot better, however you then get this objective in opposition to.
“In the end, if you win this game, which was possible in the second half, and you scored the goal, you can have a totally different feeling.
“However we did not do sufficient to get that feeling, so we have to be taught from that and be stronger on Thursday and the Sunday after, and the weeks to come back.
“We have 30 games to go, so it’s always disappointing to lose points because we want to win all the games. So we’re focused on that.”
Rangers’ Leon Balogun apologises to the followers at full time.
Requested in regards to the followers’ unhappiness, Clement mentioned: “It’s normal that they’re unhappy. There’s not one person on the staff or one player who was happy after this game, after losing.
“In order that’s regular. The gamers confirmed respect in direction of the followers, the followers confirmed what they felt in regards to the outcomes, and that is regular.
“So it’s about getting back the results, that’s the main thing , and then the fans get behind you.
“I believe the anger has to do with numerous issues. So I might be centered on the sporting aspect to get the perfect out of this squad.
“We’re going to work really hard with this squad, and there is a lot of potential in this squad. Much more potential than people see maybe for the moment. So it’s about working hard with them and making them better.”
