Jack Butland makes Philippe Clement admission at Rangers – ‘You hate to say it, but…’
Jack Butland believes a different approach was needed against Lyon as Rangers suffered a 4-1 defeat in the Europa League.
The Gers welcomed the French outfit to Ibrox on Thursday (3 October) looking to make it two wins from two in Europe to start their campaign.
This didn’t go to plan as the away side scored four to take advantage of some slack moments from the Light Blues which the English keeper wasn’t happy about.
Speaking to TNT Sports, shared via X on 3 October, the shot-stopper was downcast and suggested that change may be needed moving forward at Ibrox.
He said: “You wish you could do it all over again because you hate to say it, but I think there’s a different approach that we needed.”
Jack Butland shares honest Rangers admission after Lyon defeat
It was a night to forget for the Light Blues who truly struggled to compete at times with the Ligue 1 outfit who had more quality throughout the pitch.
The likes of Rayan Cherki and Alexandre Lacazette were just on a different level on the night which made things difficult for Philippe Clement’s side to deal with.
With the quality on show, the Belgian could have opted to be more defensive to try and shut them out and pick them off on the counterattack.
It has to be said that the Gers weren’t helped by the mistake from Connor Barron which almost summed the showing up at times.
The result may have been different if Vaclav Cerny had taken his chance early on which would have put the home side 1-0 up.
Butland clearly feels strongly about the tactical approach utilised at Ibrox and in a 4-1 defeat, he has good reason to be left frustrated.
In other Rangers news, a UEFA fine could be on the way at Ibrox after a “crazy” incident against Lyon.
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