The error Rangers must avoid making with Philippe Clement
Rangers has received a warning so they don’t make the same error as one of Philippe Clement’s former teams.
Peter Croonen, the head of Genk, acknowledges that he still feels bad about losing the Belgian coach in 2019.
After barely 18 months in Genk, the 49-year-old left for Club Brugge, just weeks after leading the Belgian
team to the championship. And according to Croonen, the squad and he are still haunted by that move.
Before joining Ligue 1 powerhouse Monaco, Clement would go on to win three more championships
in his native country. Furthermore, Croonen has informed the Ibrox club that they wish to keep Clement in Glasgow
for as long as possible, given that Rangers are now headed in the correct direction under his leadership.
“The longer Rangers can keep Phillipe, the better for them,” Croonen stated to the Daily Record. He has
demonstrated his ability to sustain performance across multiple seasons.
“His departure following that first title is the single aspect of his appointment at Genk that I regret. Despite our
requests for him to stay, he chose to depart.
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Clement has quickly erased Celtic’s seven-point lead that they had at Ibrox upon his appointment.
Rangers now lead the Premiership standings by two points, and should they overcome Hearts on Saturday,
they might close the difference to five points before Celtic’s next game.
When asked if he was taken aback by Clement’s accomplishments in a brief period of time, Croonen replied, ”
Not at all. Looking at Philippe’s past, you can see that in his second season leading the team, he turned us into
champions. He moved to Brugge and turned them into three-time champions. Thus, he is among the select few
coaches in Belgian football history to have won four straight titles with two different.
If I’m being completely honest, I think that the main reason we participated in the Champions League
was because Philippe was our head coach. For Brugge, I can say the same thing. Without him,
I don’t think they would have participated in three Champions League games.
His influence on the teams he coaches is therefore quite significant. It comes as no surprise
to me that he has already achieved such success in Glasgow.
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