Philippe Clement about the Rangers' No. 9 needs and the Jefte...

Philippe Clement about the Rangers’ No. 9 needs and the Jefte transfer

I said after the Hibs game that the two teams’ strong tempo, aggressive moves, good combination play, and genuine intensity made for

a good advertising for Scottish football. Due to the circumstances, today was the contrary. It’s not my responsibility to manage

situations; I’m not that kind of guy. It is my responsibility to ensure that my team is prepared for any situation, and they were today.

Because this was a harder game than the Hibs game, I’m even more proud of them. Following a fantastic football match, in both our

desired style of play and training, we adjusted to the situation in which you are unable to play.

excellent football play. Since that’s not how you train or work, you have to do it differently, and it’s not easy. In that instant, you must

possess personality, resiliency, organization, diligence, and the ability to play the ball correctly in a manner that differs from our

typical experiences. Better in the second half than the first, they succeeded in doing that. It was part of the plot, too, that it takes time

to adjust. However, it was a really mature performance, and trophy winning requires this.

You have to be prepared for everything.

Are your team becoming a winning machine?

To start referring to it as a machine is risky. The machine will stop as soon as players begin to believe that it’s normal and that it

operates [automatically]. We must keep up our current practice of consistently showcasing excellent mindset from all of the players,

whenever they are available. We will play more games than any other team because we are the only squad left in the three

competitions. We require this rotation, as well as the mental, physical, and tactical readiness of every player.

I’m rather happy with today; it’s a significant improvement.

Talk us through your goal and approach?

Yeah, it was difficult to find our normal combination play in the middle. We tried that too much in the first half and it was not possible

because the ball was bouncing. All credit to St Mirren, they were aggressive and wanted us not to play. The circumstances helped

them. They could be closer, close distances on a normal pitch they can’t because we can play faster. All these things are combined and

then you need to do it a little differently so that’s what we did.

Cyriel is playing well – would you still like another striker?

I handle too many people to respond to this. I promise never to answer anything we’ve been discussing. With Cyriel and Fabio, I’m

content. We keep going and see where we end up in the coming weeks.