Breaking News:Clement provides key Rangers injury update after Hibs win
Rangers manager Philippe Clement has provided an update on the status of midfielder Mohamed Diomande after the Ivorian missed their 1-0 Scottish Premiership win over Hibs.
Speaking after the match, which saw Tom Lawrence score the only goal, the Rangers gaffer said on Diomande: “I don’t know yet but he’s much better already. He got a knock on his knee on Thursday. He was not available to play but there’s a big chance that he will be available for Thursday. That’s what I count on. So nothing too much to worry about.”
The Belgian also discussed the kick off time of the match and his frustrations, adding: “In a lot of countries now, over the last couple of years, you look at fixtures and when they are played, which moments all over Europe or there are even teams where teams don’t have to play when they have to play Europe like we had with Dynamo Kiev, for example.
“So you play today at 12 o’clock after a European trip where you come home around 2 o’clock at Auchenhowie [Rangers’ training complex]. So then you need to drive back home so players sleep, if they are lucky, around 4am. You have the next day training, you lose one night of sleep, you have one night of sleep and this one is also a short one because you need to wake up really early to be ready for the game.
“So yes, I saw a few players – or several players or almost everybody who played on Thursday and even the guys who didn’t play – that they were less fresh than in the last couple of weeks. It’s normal. So it’s important to take the three points and we had the best chances in this game. So that’s what you want, to keep the clean sheet. Do I want better football? Yes for sure. Do the players want that? That also, yes for sure. And you want to see what you saw on Thursday.
“But it’s important also in these moments when you are less fresh, when you are tired, to dig in, to get the results and the deserved results and to take the three points and then focus on Thursday. Defensively that’s another clean sheet and proved vital today.”
Be the first to comment