Philippe Clement lauded for comments on ‘indefensible’ Rangers situation at Ibrox.
Following Ianis Hagi’s dismissal from the Rangers by Behind The Whistles, Philippe Clement received plaudits for not trying to “defend the indefensible”.
On October 7 the podcast hosted by former referees Des Roache and Steve Conroy was responded by X, concurring that the Romanian’s challenge on Benjamin Kimpioka constituted a dismissal. This came after David Dickinson increased the original booking after a VAR review.
On October 6, Rangers defeated the team 2-0 thanks to two goals from Vaclav Cerny. Hagi was playing for the club for the 100th time. Clement stated after the game that although it was a “clumsy” foul, the high-footed challenge was not something he wanted from his players. [The Daily Mail, October 6,].
According to Behind The Whistles, Red Card was right to voice his disapproval of his manager’s post-match comments, saying that he would rather to see his players make tackles of this nature rather than try to protect the undefended.
Nevertheless, they concurred that it wasn’t a purposeful foul: “It was a rusty challenge from someone out for a long time who was eager to make up lost time.” It put his opponent’s safety in jeopardy and gave him a rush. There is no requirement for intent in SFP. That was the appropriate course of action.
Ianis Hagi sent off of on Rangers return vs St. Johnstone
Clement would have looked foolish if he had protested Hagi’s red card since he wouldn’t have had a leg to stand on.
He may have crossed over when he forcefully defended John Souttar’s penalty against Hibs on September 29, which was rejected by VAR in a 1-0 Rangers victory despite Jack Butland saved the kick.
Clement’s post-game comments have probably caused more irritation within Light Blues supporters than outside of it, especially in light of his attempts to lessen the shock of defeat.
Gordon Parks implied that he would have been fired if he hadn’t already received a contract extension. He was accused of being nonsensical for attempting to reconcile the 6-0 victory over Ross County the week before with the 3-0 loss against Celtic on September 1st [PLZ Soccer, 5 September].
Hagi was disappointed with the way his battle to return to the first team lineup after weeks of training didn’t go as planned, and he will be upset about his suspension.
With a contract clause at the heart of the issue, the 25-year-old was kept in the B Team for the entirety of the preseason and the first two months of the season while Clement maintained there was no turning back [Daily Mail, 1 September].
However, after Hagi’s few exit options were turned down since he was solely interested in returning to Ibrox (Sky Sports, August 26), the club eventually sat down with him and came to an agreement [Rangers Review, 1 October], with the midfielder giving up the salary increase in the process [Daily Record, 1 October].
Even if he assisted Cerny on his second goal at Ibrox, his return to the team should still be seen as a positive development.
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