Philippe Clement sack: Update on emerges on end-of-season Rangers decision
Alison McConnell has issued her verdict on Rangers sacking Philippe Clement at the end of the season.
Despite returning to winning ways against Hearts as they won 3-1 at Tynecastle on Sunday, there were plenty of questions asked about the efforts of the Gers players.
Two of the goals were own goals for the visitors and the hosts dominated possession and had the majority of the chances.
Philippe Clement is unlikely to be sacked by Rangers
Questions have rightly been asked of the Belgian given what an underwhelming campaign it has been for the Ibrox outfit.
They have been knocked out of both cups, with the recent one coming against Queen’s Park at Ibrox and there’s no distinct identity of play that will excite the fans.
However, despite all that, McConnell, a journalist for the Scottish Herald sees him remaining at Ibrox until the end of the season.
She told PLZ Soccer on 17 February at 12:11 “Philippe Clement will be in situ until the end of the season but certainly, I think the wind yesterday would just alleviate a lot of the noise around his position ease a bit of the pressure on the players and the intensity on the back of obviously what’s been a pretty harrowing week.
Patrick Stewart needs to find replacements for Philippe Clement
Three points on Sunday were certainly a positive but there was little in the performance to suggest the Belgian is turning the stone at Rangers.
The style of play was drab, a lot of the players did not seem to understand what they were expected to do and had Hearts been more clinical, this one could’ve ended 3-3.
There were few individual performers that helped carry the team over the line but it was clearly not a managerial masterclass.
It makes sense for Patrick Stewart to engage in conversations with other managers gauge if they are keen on moving to Ibrox.
As things stand, the board do not appear to be willing to part ways with Clement until the end of the season which is surprising as it’s not even going to cost them too much.
A new manager bounce could see the players put in the extra effort and that could see them become legitimate candidates for the Europa League too.
However, the board appear to lack the ambition to make these bold and brave decisions, much to the annoyance of the fanbase.
It remains to be seen if things improve or fans will have to endure a painful watch until the end of the season.