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Josh McCafferty

Clement slams 'by far the worst' Rangers performance, responds to fan pressure

Rangers manager Philippe Clement says his side's performance against St Mirren this afternoon was the worst of his tenure.

The Ibrox side fell to a 2-0 defeat to the Paisley outfit in Govan, with second-half goals from Mikael Mandron and Toyosi Olusanya proving crucial.

Clement is coming under increased pressure, particularly after what was a second home loss in a row.

Post-match, he described his team's display today as one of the poorest of his time in charge, as he was asked about supporters leaving the ground early: "We were by far the worst I've seen in all the time that I've been here," he said.


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"So I understand that fans don’t want to see that kind of level. It's about, as a team, standing up and showing more quality and finding out where this nervousness came from."

Clement faced a grilling from the media after yet another seismic home defeat today.

He is a man under significant duress, although admits there is only one way his team can turn things around: improved performances.

He said: "When I came into the building, the building was on fire, and there were still people who believed in that team at that moment.

"That team picked up things again by being collective and working hard together. In the end, it's always about performances on the pitch, and of course, you lose credit with evenings like this and from two weeks ago.

"That's normal. It's about reacting. In football and life, it's always like that. You get knocks. Today was a big knock because we didn't show our level as a team, so it's now important to react and stand up."

Clement will look for said reaction when he takes his team to face Kilmarnock at Rugby Park on Wednesday evening. 

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