Rangers’ Rabbi Matondo ready to pounce on Abdallah Sima absence after Philippe Clement pep talk

Rabbi Matondo thinks he’s been set up for the second half of the season by a pep talk from Philippe

Clement during Rangers’ training camp in Spain.

in the Scottish Cup. The manager of the Gers disclosed that he had individual conversations with each

player. The team spent a week in La Manga.

goal in Tuesday night’s 2-2 draw with FC Copenhagen at Ibrox. He also spoke about the advantages of

the training camp for all of the players, not just himself.

The 23-year-old Wales international said: “The manager has always been straightforward with me on

what I need to do, what I need to work on, what I am good at and what I can get better at.

“Obviously one of them was being consistent with my shooting and position and things like that but

overall we had a positive chat to help me, to improve on certain aspects of my game, for the second half

of the season and in my career.

“We got a lot working hard in Spain and all of us needed it, even the ones who had been playing a lot. It

was good, not for just working hard but also team bonding and being around each other on a regular

basis even though we are anyway.

Matondo thinks there is a short-term opportunity for him and others to take advantage of Abdallah

Sima’s absence from the Asian Cup. Sima, who is now playing for Senegal on international duty, has

been a revelation since joining on loan from Brighton in the summer, scoring 15 goals.