It's already clear Philippe Clement is a manager of substance, but can he stop Celtic?
When Philippe Clement walked into Rangers as manager last week, the electricity that normally accompanies a Blue|Room unveiling felt oddly missing. While the Belgian is just the 19th man to take the job, there can be little doubt the regularity that new faces have held the title in recent years has dulled the impact of epoch change.
Clement arrives with no such backstory and that's one of the aspects that make his arrival in Glasgow so interesting. How he will adapt to Rangers culture is as important as his credentials as athinker - and he's clearly a smart cookie given his engineering degree and excellent English. It was no surprise to see him emphasise winning over all else from the first moment of his arrival, saying: My short-term and long-term targets are always to win. I am about that.
Even with many out or unable to complete 90 minutes, Saturday's 4-0 win over Hibs was undoubtedly Rangers' best performance of the season. For his part, Clement didn't want to get carried away. When asked what impressed him about the performance he replied:"Impressed is a big word. I'm happy with the result."
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