Rangers coach Philip Clement is scheduled to train on Friday as the club prepares for Sunday's match against St Johnstone.
the next The team drew 1-1 with Dundee Many fans at Dens Park have directed their frustration at the Belgian and believe his time at Ibrox should come to an end.
However, Clement insists the club's board – which has a new chief executive in Patrick Stewart – backs him “200 per cent”, despite Rangers falling 15 points behind Celtic after a horrific run of away results that resulted in three wins. Only in 11 matches. .
Clement (right) insists Rangers CEO Patrick Stewart (left) and manager Niels Koppen (centre) support him '200 per cent'
Clement said when asked about criticism from supporters Sky Sports“It's normal for them to be unhappy. I'm also unhappy that we didn't get the three points. I know I'm the face of the team, and that's part of my job.
“I'm busy with the club, with the team, to let this team grow. In the last two weeks, with all the changes, we've lost some stability and maybe some confidence. Some players had to play all the matches and we see.” Lack of freshness.
“It's now about responding as a team on Sunday and getting the three points.”
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Rangers manager Philippe Clement reacts to his side's 1-1 draw with Dundee amid mounting pressure from fans
Sunday's game against St Johnstone is the first of three successive home games, with Aberdeen following on Wednesday. Live on Sky Sports – While Fraserburgh are rivals in the Scottish Cup next weekend.
The Gers are then back on the road as they visit Old Trafford to take on Manchester United in the Europa League before heading to Tannadice Park where they take on Dundee United in the Scottish Premiership. Live on Sky Sports.
Boyd: A decision needs to be made about Clement
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Chris Boyd and Chris Sutton have launched a scathing review of Rangers and manager Philip Clement after the 1-1 draw against Dundee.
Speaking on Sky Sports after Rangers' draw at Dundee, the former Ibrox striker Chris Boyd He said:
“It's just excuse after excuse,” former Rangers striker Boyd said. Sky Sports. “Rangers have a team that should come here and wipe the floor with Dundee but they are hanging on.
“Thirteen points out of 33 away from home is shameful. You can talk about progress but there's nothing. You're talking about players being tired and having low confidence. You absolutely destroyed Celtic a week ago or 10 days ago – you destroyed them.
“And you're struggling for confidence. You lose two games and you draw and you lose a game before the Celtic game. There was no confidence in the Celtic game and now after that, you've drawn two games again and there's a lack of confidence in them. It doesn't make sense.”
“I just look at the club now and on the pitch, it's broken. There are no patterns of play, there is nothing. You always point to the Celtic game as Rangers' best performance of the season.
He added: “But it can't just be a one-off, we know that. It's a huge shame that Rangers are in this position.”
“And you can see that you haven't spent the money. The money has been spent. Yes, there has been cost cutting, but the money has been spent.”
“There is no improvement. We talked about injuries getting better as well. I mean this is actually worse.
“You can talk about moving players and having to play extra minutes. Guess what? You're a footballer. That's what you get paid for, is to play minutes.
“No progress at all. It's done.”
“It's up to Patrick Stewart (Rangers chief executive) now, because I'm telling you now, these are the last two away games.
“These fans are fed up and will get to a point where they stop coming to games, and then you will see the real problems start to arise for Rangers, because this cannot continue.”
SUTTON: Brendan pops open the champagne
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Highlights of Rangers' draw against Dundee in the Scottish Premier League
Former Celtic striker Chris Sutton On Sky Sports, following the draw that took place at Dens Park:
“Philippe Clement has to take responsibility, but the players on the pitch also have the knowledge and understanding of how to win games.
“When you look at Rangers and think, 'Does the shirt fit a lot of these players?' I've said before that there's a losing mentality at the club and nothing has really changed, and that's not just Philippe Clement.
“This has been happening now for years and years and years. And you watch how tacky this performance was tonight. Celtic are laughing at them.
“Brendan Rodgers, he's going to open the champagne this evening, and laugh at them. It's embarrassing that we're in the first part of January and Celtic are 15 points at the top. This is shocking and astonishing.”
“We were talking before the game and Chris (Boyd) and I thought Philip Clement should have gone a long time ago. But they've reached a crossroads now because can this continue? The club is in decline.”
“So, are we going to look at that or is Patrick Stewart going to look at the bigger picture and not just one game against Celtic where they raise the level of the game or, you know, the odd game in Europe?
“Clement will come out and talk about Celtic having a bigger budget, but Rangers shouldn't lose 19 points to teams with much smaller budgets than them, and he never mentions that.
“We hear excuses week after week now. It's not good enough. It's time for him to take ownership, but he won't do it.”
“But this Belgian waffle will go on and on and on. It won't stop until a decision is made on it.”
