PHILIPPE CLEMENT AIMS FOR STRONG PERFORMANCE...

As they continue a hectic schedule of games, Philipe Clement believes his team can rediscover consistency and

balance in their performances when they play Aberdeen at home tomorrow night.

Clement wants his squad to maintain their home form against Jimmy Thelin’s club, as Rangers enter the game with

ten wins and a draw in the league at Ibrox this season.

“I hope for the support like it was against St Johnstone from a lot of people, and that we continue to rebuild that

again to get the synergy back, but like I said it is about performances and about doing the right things,” he said while

addressing the media at this afternoon’s pre-match press conference.

“We played against St. Johnstone for a while, but not long enough for me, but the first hour had some good

moments. There was good pressing, good goals, good football, and stuff the fans wanted to see. We also didn’t give

away too much. We have to keep doing those things.

We are aware of how many points we are behind, so I am concentrating on my squad, getting results in the upcoming

match, and allowing players to improve. Many people notice that Igamane has improved, as have many other players

like Raskin, Yilmaz, Jefte, and Diomande; nonetheless, we must establish performance consistency.

“It is my frustration also, to get 31 out of 33 points in the home games, to get really good European results home and

away but in the league, we lost too many points in different games with individual errors.

“At the beginning of the season we had more difficulty scoring goals in away games, but a lot of times we kept a clean

sheet. Now in this last period with injuries also we are scoring more goals in away games, but we are also conceding

more. We need to find this balance and we need to get this squad ready and fit to do it every three days.”

With defensive injury problems of late, Clement welcomed captain James Tavernier and Leon

Balogun back to training this week. He added: “We are going to look at how they are tomorrow and if they

have a reaction or not, and if they are able to be in the selection.

“It is positive to get players back now. Of course, they haven’t trained much or anything, but it is positive that they

are back.”

Clement was asked about the challenges he faces as manager, and said he is motivated to bring

success to the club. He continued: “The bigger the challenge, the hungrier I am in life. I am a winner, and I

always have been.

“When I was young nobody believed I would become a professional football player and when I was a professional

football player nobody believed that I would get into the national team, so it is about getting the best out of every

second of the day.

My goal is to always be hungry in order to make the most of each day, improve myself, and improve the lives of those

around me. The goal will never change.

My focus is on believing in this team and putting in a lot of effort with them and everyone else in this club, not on

whether or not people believe in me.

“I would like to contribute to that story because there are a lot of people here who are motivated and determined to

get this club back to where it was.”

PHILIPPE CLEMENT AIMS FOR STRONG PERFORMANCE AGAINST ABERDEEN