According to the Scottish Daily Mail, Philippe Clement is eager to find a new coach with extensive understanding of Rangers as soon as possible following his hiring.
The Belgian needs help from someone who is familiar with his new environment, according to the newspaper’s print version [October 16, pg 61].
As a handover to the next manager, it is rumoured that Clement will meet with the interim team of Steven Davis and Alex Rae at Auchenhowie today.
Exactly what is required is this.
After playing in Belgium before finding success there, Clement enters Scotland as an unknown, so any assistance he can receive to elevate Rangers to the top is greatly appreciated.
Given that he has previously worked with the club, Davis would be the logical candidate, but it would rely on his own playing goals as he would need to leave the job for that to happen.
Barry Ferguson comes to mind as another example, and there should be some improvement done before his debut game this weekend against Hibernian.
The focus right now is on improving the situation of this struggling team, which must be depressed after yet another manager’s dismissal.
Clement faces challenges in trying to make the most of players he may not have wanted in the first place because of poor signings made under Beale’s supervision.
As football resumes, a new appointment will undoubtedly be one to monitor in the ensuing days and weeks.
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Philippe must assert himself in a constructive way, he told the BBC.
“After what has occurred over the past few weeks, many of these athletes will be hurt.
We haven’t seen the individual qualities we wanted from the signings, so I think they need a strong cuddle.
It’s never simple for a manager to take over this type of chaos in the middle of the season, but Clement agreed to do it.
In the upcoming months, let’s hope he achieves the behind-the-scenes adjustments he desires and things improve for Gers.
There is a critical need for a new sporting director, and Paul Mitchell has been mentioned as a potential candidate.
If that occurs, it may be a gift in disguise for Rangers, who still need to find a replacement for Ross Wilson, who departed for Nottingham Forest.
With Tottenham Hotspur, Southampton, and RB Leipzig, Mitchell has demonstrated in the past that he is a specialist in the field of transfer negotiations.
The new board should treat this appointment with the same seriousness that they did when trying to get Clement on board in the first place.
