Mike Slater

Sat 9 December 2023 18:40, UK

Philippe Clement was seen with his head in his hands as he watched Rangers in the second half of their 3-1 win over Dundee on Sunday 9 December.

BBC journalist, Jane Lewis, suggested that the Belgian may have believed the game wasn’t over as his 10 men missed a host of chances at Ibrox.

Jose Cifuentes was the man given his marching orders as VAR intervened, but Rangers managed to hold on for all three points to put pressure back on Celtic.

Sharing what happened on the live BBC blog from Ibrox, Lewis captured the frustration on the face of the boss as he watched on in the second half.

“The Rangers manager Philippe Clement had his head in his hands when Rangers couldn’t take any of their chances there,” she wrote.

“The scoreline is comfy but Dundee are creating some chances themselves in this one, so maybe the Rangers boss feels it’s not over yet.”

Sloppy.

Despite the win, there will be so many moments that will have left Clement far from happy.

This is a Dundee side that were smashed to pieces 5-0 at Dens Park only a matter of weeks ago, but Rangers could not replicate that with missed chances, giving away the ball and picking up that red card.

With injuries ravaging the squad, the last thing Clement needed was one of his players giving the officials a decision to make, whether he thought it was red or not.

Rangers are very lacklustre on and off the ball at this moment in time, and are really failing to blow anyone away, something that should maybe be expected given the circumstances.

There may have been a few harsh words in the dressing room at Ibrox after this one, but only as a way to try and get energy back into a squad that looks tired.

With huge games against Real Betis and Aberdeen to come in the next week, big changes will be needed, but it was still good to pick up another three points while not at our best.

In other Rangers news, the club may now rekindle the transfer interest in a ‘Dynamic’ central midfielder amid a recent behind-the-scenes coup.