Clement ‘excuses’ torn apart as Boyd fumes at what Rangers boss said live on air
Kris Boyd has been far from impressed with Philippe Clement’s attempts at finding excuses for Rangers’ recent dip in form.
The Gers were embarrassed in front of their own home fans when being knocked out of the Scottish Cup by Queen’s Park last time out, with the fallout still ongoing a week later.
Clement has often cited reasons as to why his team has not performed to a much higher level, sometimes suggesting that his players deserve a victory due to the stats going in their favour.
However, there is only ever one important stat in football – the result.
Philippe Clement continues to excuse poor results
Speaking via Sky Sports [16 February], Kris Boyd said: “Still angry [the fans], and rightly so. Rangers shouldn’t be losing to Queen’s Park, no disrespect to them. It’s Rangers at Ibrox, and that just doesn’t happen.
“Rangers’ home form has been good, but looking at last week, it’s like some of the away days we’ve seen far too often. It’s not been good enough.
“Philippe Clement can use all the excuses he wants in terms of attempts on goal, opportunities created, but it’s irrelevant. The result is the be-all and end-all, and at the end of the day, Rangers lost.”
Patrick Stewart just delaying the inevitable at Ibrox
Frustrated supporters are just waiting for the official announcement of Clement’s sacking, which was expected when Patrick Stewart was first appointed as the new CEO.
Four months later, those same fans have become infuriated by the lack of action from the club’s hierarchy, and given the peaceful protests to voice their opinions, they have every right.
Clement continues to throw himself under the bus with post-match excuses, poor decision-making during 90 minutes of football, and saying frustrating things, only to pile the pressure on him more.
Boyd is exactly right. While the Light Blues may have deserved to win more games, they didn’t. That should immediately trigger changes in the team, and on the pitch, and raise alarm bells.
That just has not happened, though. The Belgian is still in charge, likely due to the cost of terminating his contract, and it is driving a wedge between the match-going fans and the club.
A 1-0 defeat to Queen’s Park in the Scottish Cup should have been the final straw at Ibrox, but with the manager leading his team out against Hearts on Sunday 16 February, the pain and anger continues.
He will certainly have questions to answer if the Gers cannot overcome the team eighth in the Scottish Premiership, even away from home, and many fans will likely be hoping for the worst at Tynecastle.