Everything Philippe Clement said to Viaplay after the game.
What pleased you most?
The way the team played. We were dominant the whole game. We created a lot of chances, scored three goals in good attacks but we could have scored much more than that. We are seeing the team growing game by game, you see also players coming in and understanding the way we want to play more and more. So we have a bigger squad and it will be important to be competitive in four competitions.
Tavernier?
Tav played a really good game today, but the last couple of weeks also. He understands the story, what we want to do, he is one of the leaders in the dressing room and on the pitch. I need more players like that. I hope to see more and more leaders in the group, but I am quite satisfied with that already. Several players have picked up that role.
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Todd Cantwell going off?
It was more a tactical one, more so with his yellow card, I didn’t want to take chances with that. With Scott we know also he has energy. I want to rotate with the two of them like I have done the past two weeks because I want fresh players up front who can make directions but also do the defensive job. So just a tactical one, nothing special.
🗣️ "We were dominant all game."@RangersFC manager Philippe Clement in conversation after guiding his team to the Viaplay Cup Final 🔵🏆#ViaplayCup | @spfl pic.twitter.com/lR7E7r1XX1
— Viaplay Sports UK (@ViaplaySportsUK) November 5, 2023
Close to first piece of silverware?
We don’t have anything. If we are in the final or the quarter final it stays the same, it is about winning it. I am looking forward to December but now my head is already focussed on Thursday. I don’t have so much time to be happy about things or be satisfied. I need to be thinking about the next game. That is why I made a few changes at the end, to get players more fresh ahead of Thursday because it is going to be a big game against Prague.”
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