Dujon Sterling limped off early in the second period but Clement didn't turn to Tav - who came on for the final five minutes
But Philippe Clement is adamant the Rangers faithful haven’t seen their skipper’s last stand just yet. The right-back was the surprise absentee as the team lines dropped at the Karaiskakis Stadium. Not once in his nine-and-a-half year stint had the Englishman before been left out when the stakes where this high.
“Also, if you come to a certain age, you cannot play 60 games anymore at the same level. So, that's normal. We knew that before the season. We talked about that before the season also. Tav is just a captain. Clement was disappointed his team didn’t pick up an even better result than their 1-1 draw in Greece after watching Cyriel Dessers miss two golden chances before burying the equaliser at the third attempt. But he can’t have any complaints about the show of resilience his side put on to frustrate last year’s Conference League winners.
“But they are really hungry to learn. And we did a lot of video sessions in the last last couple of weeks. And they take really good steps forward. So, they both played a massive game for me. And Mohamed Diomande also. In his role that he had. So, it was important against them to have control of the midfield.
“To make things better. And to give them more experiences. So evenings like this are crucial for that. They learn a lot against opponents from this level. And they are hungry to become better. So they will grow out of that.’ And these young players too.” He said: ”It is crucial, that is why we have been working not only him but the whole squad from October last season but we had to start again. This is football.
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