DEAL CONFIRMED; Philip clement has given up signed his resignation letter few minutes ago.
Straight-talking Philippe Clement has never been one to mince his words at Rangers.
Whilst the Belgian boss will always protect his players from the criticism of the media or the Ibrox support, Clement is never shy to speak his mind.Over his 11 months in Glasgow the ex-Club Brugge manager has proven himself a shrewd operator with the media and did so once again as Rangers dumped Dundee.
But speaking after the Premier Sports Cup victory, Clement took the opportunity to criticise some members of the Rangers support for the treatment of one player in particular.As Philippe Clement tries to fuse together a new-look Ibrox squad, the Gers skipper has bore the brunt of any early criticism with familiarity truly breeding contempt.
Tavernier’s routinely flailing performances in the face of Celtic’s Daizen Maeda have also drawn huge criticism with the right-back toiling in recent Old Firm clashes.
Following the devastating 3-0 defeat at the hands of the Parkhead side, Tavernier was the subject of fierce criticism online whilst a clip of a supporter abusing the skipper outside Ibrox went viral.On the club’s long-awaited return to Ibrox Stadium against Dundee, James Tavernier got up and running for the season with his first strike of the campaign in the 3-0 win.
Speaking after the match, Philippe Clement paid tribute to his captain and bit back at those Rangers supporters who’ve recently ‘overstepped the mark’ with criticism.And for sure in the society now, things have changed from the past.
“So it was a good moment also, he felt the praise also of all the fans.
“Today when the things go well, it’s a good life to be a captain of Rangers but when things don’t go well it’s less good.
“But it needs to stay respectful. So some people overstepped the line.You can be critical, you can be unhappy about things, but you cannot cross a certain line.
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