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 report after a goalless second half adopted Vaclav Cerny cancelling out Oluwaseun Adewumi’s opener.
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The outcome supplied extra ammunition for many who consider Clement’s time at Ibrox needs to be up, with the membership’s away followers exhibiting their discontent on the full-time whistle.
“It is simply excuse after excuse,” former Rangers striker Boyd advised Sky Sports activities. “Rangers have a crew that needs 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 possibly can discuss progress however there may be none. You discuss 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 recreation and also you lose a recreation earlier than the Celtic recreation. There was no confidence battle battle going into the Celtic recreation.
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Rangers supervisor Philippe Clement reacts to his sides’ 1-1 draw with Dundee amid rising strain from the followers.
“And now after it, you have drew two video games once more and there is a insecurity in them. It simply does 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 at all times refer again to the Celtic recreation 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 have not spent cash. There was cash spent. Sure, there was a value chopping, however there was cash spent.
“There isn’t any enchancment. We spoke concerning the accidents bettering as nicely. I imply, that is really worse.
“You possibly can discuss shifting gamers round and having to play further 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 completed.
“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’ll 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 duty, but it surely’s additionally the gamers on the pitch having the information and understanding about how one can 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 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 taking place 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 stunning 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 have a look at that or is Patrick Stewart going to have a look at the larger image and never only one recreation towards Celtic the place they elevate the sport or, you already know, the odd recreation in Europe?
“Clement will come out and discuss Celtic having an even bigger price range 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 adequate. 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 government in Patrick Stewart, are nonetheless behind him 100 per cent, the Belgian boss replied: “Sure, 200 per cent.
“We now have talks day-after-day about all the pieces, about January, about subsequent season, about all the pieces. Sure, after all the followers are sad.
“We’re additionally sad, all of us are sad, to lose these three factors. Supporters are at all times behind us once we are good, once we play good video games. So right this moment it was not an excellent recreation.
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 hand over the second we present high quality. It is about us exhibiting the standard on the pitch after which they’re immediately behind the crew, at all times.
“So it is our activity to do this as quick as attainable. That begins on Sunday, to indicate 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 recreation for the Rangers, a optimistic level.
“However on the finish, it is about outcomes, after all. A whole lot of factors spilled over the past two or three weeks.”