Philippe Clement insists he has never considered walking away from Rangers despite the challenges he has faced.
The Belgian won the Scottish League Cup soon after taking over as manager in October 2023 but that has proved to be the high point of his tenure to date.
The moving of financial goalposts in the summer affected recruitment, key positions in the boardroom have only recently been filled after he was left to front the club on his own for a period, and a growing injury list has affected form in recent months.
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Rangers – with three away wins in 11 games – sit 15 points behind Premiership leaders Celtic, with a section of disgruntled Ibrox fans walking out of Sunday’s 3-1 win over St Johnstone in protest at the board and their public backing of the manager.
Ahead of Wednesday’s home fixture against Aberdeen, live on Sky Sports, Clement was asked if he had ever thought he could do without it all.
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Highlights from the Scottish Premiership match between Rangers and St Johnstone.
“No, to be honest, the bigger the challenge, the more hungry I am in life,” said the former Club Brugge and Belgium international, who revealed skipper James Tavernier and Leon Balogun were back in training again and would be assessed.
“I think a lot of people realise that a lot of things changed here that made things more complicated in the last couple of months, but it makes the challenge only bigger to get where you want to get.
“And that is very clear and it’s good now that everybody’s aligned and has the same plan towards getting there. So that’s crucial.
Rangers’ James Tavernier (L) and Leon Balogun (R) could return against Aberdeen
“I’m a winner and I’ve always 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’s about taking the best out of every second of the day and to be hungry every morning that you wake up, to get the best out of that day and to become better and to make people better around you.
“That’s my ambition and that’s my ambition of every day. So that will never change.”
