[Official] Rangers appoint Philippe Clement as new manager

[Rousseau 9,367]

17 minutes ago, Devil's advocaat said:

I believe there are players we could do with moving on, some who should get more time, and some we need to keep, but all of them will get a chance, mainly as its October and there's nothing that can be done for a few months.

 

But, history is littered with managers that got a tune out of previously unheralded or underperforming players.

 

#OptimistLoyal

This is not #OptimisticLoyal, this is just being reasonable. 

 

#ReasonableLoyal

[Devil's advocaat 1,275]

I'm not accused of being reasonable very often, thanks. 😉

[Scott7 5,153]

Stein took a team of serial losers, patronised by supporters of other teams, to …. well, no need to remind ourselves. A familiar scenario?

 

Clement may not be the man to make it happen, but it does happen.

[BlackSocksRedTops 3,474]

I'm willing to give everyone a fresh start with Clement. It's evident that Beale (and GVB for that matter) had limitations and was working from game to game on what they wanted on the pitch. Let's see what this group of players can do with a manager who has a clear vision and will not be scared to make brave decisions.

Edited October 19, 2023 by BlackSocksRedTops

[CammyF 6,779]

It was telling that Clement hinted in his iinterview that Dessers had done really well at previous clubs but was struggling at Rangers. 

 

 

I think he's done his homework on our players and squad and must back himself in getting more out of them, otherwise he'd have taken another (easier) option? 

 

 

[Gonzo79 13,595]

3 hours ago, SykseyBear said:

It's why we can't snap out of it. There really needs to come a time where we say, enough is enough

So you'd sack him if we draw on Saturday?  Or don't win the LC?  Or don't win at the Piggery?

[Uilleam 5,410]

I don't think that a fresh start, clean slates etc. are much to be worried about. 

A Day Zero does mean that he is not prejudging players, but, critically, that he, and his coaching/training/ fitness staff will be judging them, over the next few weeks/months, and the responsibility to work, to fit in, to impress -to display aptitude, application, and attitude, and to pass muster- lies with the players. 

The last thing that a new man should do is walk into a changing room of men he does not know, has only seen on TV, and where is he is unsure of the relationships and dynamics, and wield a filleting knife. 

He has to get to know these men, and what they can offer; they have to get to know him, and what he requires. 

Finance, and the window system, dictates that personnel change can not be implemented, immediately. What can change is formation, tactics, setup, etc, and thus, in some cases, positions on the pitch. 

This, all, means that he has leeway, not unlimited, granted, to assess the players individually, and collectively, pinpoint weaknesses, and identify strengths. 

I am pretty convinced that he and his coaches will spot the duds, the deadbeats, and the dildos, pretty quickly: if we can identify them, a professional coaching team, whose jobs, and reputations, depend on success, surely can. 

 

What does worry me is this talk of 'four pillars'; we all know that there are Seven Pillars of Wisdom.....

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[onevision 1,442]

Clean slate fresh start quite simply means he will judge players by how they respond to his instructions and by how they carry them out on the park.

[Gonzo79 13,595]

Imagine a new manager arriving at a club and stating that half the players aren't good enough and he plans a mass clear-out.  

 

Team morale would suffer somewhat, you'd think.  

 

Clement has over ten weeks of football to play before he can shift players or bring anyone in.  

[ranger_syntax 3,765]

The clean slate stuff is meaningless.

 

He will bring somebody with local knowledge into his coaching team.

 

Only a matter of time before our local coach shares his insight into how rubbish all of our players are.