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 prime 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 report after a goalless second half adopted Vaclav Cerny cancelling out Oluwaseun Adewumi’s opener.
The consequence offered extra ammunition for individuals who imagine Clement’s time at Ibrox must be up, with the membership’s away followers displaying their discontent on the full-time whistle.
“It’s just excuse after excuse,” former Rangers striker Boyd informed Sky Sports activities. “Rangers have a group that must 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 possibly can discuss progress however there may be none. You discuss gamers being drained and low in confidence. You completely destroyed Celtic per 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.
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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 drew two games again and there’s a lack of confidence in them. It just doesn’t make sense.
“I simply take a look at the membership proper now and on the pitch, it is damaged. There is not any patterns of play, there’s nothing. You all the time refer again to the Celtic sport as Rangers’ greatest efficiency this season.
“But it can’t just be one-off, we know that. It’s an absolute disgrace that Rangers are in this position.
Rangers’ Hamza Igamane responds to Dundee’s opener
“And you can see you’ve not spent money. There has been money spent. Yes, there has been a cost cutting, but there has been money spent.
“There isn’t any enchancment. We spoke concerning the accidents enhancing as nicely. I imply, that is really worse.
“You can speak about moving players around and having to play extra minutes. Guess what? You’re a football player. That’s what you’re paid to do, is play minutes.
“There isn’t any progress in any respect. It is completed.
“It’s over to [Rangers CEO] Patrick Stewart now, because I’m telling you right now, that’s the last two away games we’ve been at.
“These followers have had sufficient and it should get to the stage the place they cease coming to video games and then you definitely’ll see the actual issues begin to materialise for Rangers, as a result of this may’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 responsibility, but it’s also the players on the pitch having the knowledge and understanding about how to win games.
“You take a look at the Rangers squad and also you assume, ‘does the jersey match for lots of those gamers?’ I’ve mentioned 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 happening now for years and years and years. And you watch how insipid that performance was tonight. Celtic are laughing at them.
Rangers conceded first at Dens Park
“Brendan Rodgers, he’ll be cracking open the champagne this evening, laughing at them. It’s an embarrassment that we are in the early part of January and Celtic are 15 points clear at the top. That is shocking and it is amazing.
“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 form of crossroads now as a result of can this go on? The membership are in regression.
“And so are we going to look at that or is Patrick Stewart going to look at the bigger picture and not just one game against Celtic where they raise the game or, you know, the odd game in Europe?
“Clement will come out and speak about Celtic having an even bigger funds 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 excuses week in and week out now. And it’s not good enough. And it’s about time he took ownership, but he won’t.
“However this Belgian waffle will keep on and keep on and keep on. It will not cease till there is a resolution made on him.”
Clement: I have ‘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: “Yes, 200 per cent.
“We’ve got talks each day about all the things, about January, about subsequent season, about all the things. Sure, after all the followers are sad.
“We are also unhappy, all of us are unhappy, to lose these three points. Supporters are always behind us when we are good, when we play good games. So today it was not a good game.
Vaclav Cerny celebrates after scoring to make it 1-1
“So I understand that they are unhappy about that. I know these supporters, that they don’t give up the moment we show quality. It’s about us showing the quality on the pitch and then they are directly behind the team, always.
“So it is our process to do this as quick as doable. That begins on Sunday, to indicate high quality once more and on each side of the sport. Not solely offensively, additionally defensively.
“Today, defensively, it was better compared with the last away games. In that way, a positive. The game that Clinton Nsiala played for his first game for the Rangers, a positive point.
“However on the finish, it is about outcomes, after all. Lots of factors spilled over the past two or three weeks.”
