Patrick Stewart really has to act and act soon or this befuddled manager will continue to make all kinds of mistakes
Philippe Clement may have just about managed to keep his head above water up until now but on Sunday this beleaguered Belgian suffered a defeat so catastrophic and so humiliating that it’s impossible to see how he can survive with any kind of credibility.
Stewart was smart enough to stay well clear of this minefield when he scheduled his first day in the office for the day after the Premier Sports Cup Final. It was widely anticipated around that time that his first act as the club’s incoming CEO would be to usher Clement aside for a quiet word before sending him on his way.
Having told Ianis Hagi that he would never be talented enough to hold down a regular place in his team, the Romanian hung around for long enough to become a mainstay in Clement’s final third. But the manager reverted to type yesterday when he hooked Hagi off the pitch midway through the second half, at a point in time when Rangers were desperately seeking a breakthrough goal.
And they would be well within their rights. Too often now they have been let down by Clement who has only been clinging onto his job courtesy of some out of character results and performances on the European stage. No, they’ve had quite enough of waiting patiently in the hope that Clement might have a clear and cunning plan for progressing their team and taking it to the next level. Yesterday they got another glimpse of the Belgian Baldrick and all the evidence required that the next level is likely to mean more suffering and embarrassments to come.
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