The Light Blues boss had been forced to act as club spokesman in recent weeks following a disastrous summer off the pitch at Ibrox
Philippe Clement reckons he’s busier than ever having to get to grips with Rangers’ raft of Europa League opponents, writes Andy Newport from Malmo.
That’s come as a huge relief to Clement, who has enough on his hands tonight making sure Rangers end a dismal Malmo record that stands at played four, won none. Speaking ahead of Gers opening fixture in the new-look competition - which will see them play eight different teams between now and January - he said: “It’s an interesting thing now as a staff with this new formula in the Europa League.
Gers have fought their way out through to the Europa League knockout rounds in each of their four group-stage visits - including their famous run to the 2022 final. Clement was in charge last year when they returned to Seville to stun Real Betis and qualify for the last 16, where they narrowly fell to Portuguese giants Benfica.
Need to get something off your chest? Have your say on what's happening in the world of Scottish football by contacting us at [email protected]. “So we have a really, really tough group to qualify out of, so that's a little bit the strange thing also about that, you have teams in your group who play against other teams than you are playing against, so in that way it's a little bit of a weird situation. But we're going to just focus on ourselves, game by game, going full to take the three points, and then see what this format brings.
“But he felt also our difficulties to combine it with domestic football, and winning the points every three day. It's interesting for us to see how fast they adapt to that, to that every three-day performance, every three days to be on your toes and to play big games. And this is now the start of that period to come.”
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