Clement urges Rangers to show ‘more patience’

In order to challenge Celtic’s dominance of Scottish football, former Rangers manager Philippe Clement has urged the club and its supporters to show “more patience” with new head coach Russell Martin.

A consortium from the United States has taken over Belgian Clement and appointed Martin as his permanent replacement.

Clement stated to BBC Scotland that Ibrox needs more stability in order for success in his first UK interview since leaving.

Given his skepticism regarding his appointment, the 51-year-old was asked how crucial it was for Martin to launch strongly.

Clement said, “I think it’s always important, but I believe it’s also important for the fans to support the manager.”

If there is more patience at the end of the gap, in my opinion, that is the only way to close it as well.

Stick with the manager, the board, and the team. In all, you accomplished incredible things in the past, especially when the club’s finances were significantly improved.

In October 2023, Clement took over as manager of the Rangers, and he won the League Cup.

However, last season the Ibrox club slipped even further behind the competition and was eliminated from the cup by second-tier Queen’s Park after losing the league and Scottish Cup final to Celtic that year.

Before the takeover was finished at the end of May, Barry Ferguson served as interim head coach for the entirety of the season.

In the last year or the last few years, Clement continued, “a lot has changed in the club.”

The club has stability to work effectively with the players, staff, and everyone involved in the club to produce a consistent story, according to the president.

Clement recalled his own experience taking over from Beale in the fall of 2023, despite the fact that he could not predict the difficulties Martin, 39, would face.

Because you were in the middle of a season, he said, “the first few days were hectic.” Numerous games had already been played as of October.

The first thing you want to see is to speak with the players, their opinions, and then your captain, because the club was not in a good position.

Of course, I’d like to talk to him about the club, what was happening, and why they didn’t achieve the results they desired.