Rangers manager Philippe Clement has dismissed the suggestion he got his starting team wrong in the 2-2 draw with Motherwell.
Kieran Dowell and Oscar Cortes made their first starts since September but failed to shine and both were subbed.
The introduction of key men Vaclav Cerny and Hamza Igamane, who were both left out on the advice of sports scientists, changed the game with the Moroccan grabbing a double.
This led to heavy criticism of Clement from pundits and fans on social media but when it was put to the Belgian by Sky Sports after the match he was unrepentant.
🗣️ “Individual mistakes that shouldn’t happen” 🗣️ “I’ve already taken quite some risks in the last weeks” Philippe Clement on Rangers’ 2-2 draw with Motherwell as he says he hasn’t seen Motherwell’s disallowed goal back to “take any conclusions” ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/bh4POlmPWR
— Sky Sports Scotland (@ScotlandSky) December 29, 2024
He said: "You can say that hindsight and if they were injured in the second half, you would say I'm a stupid manager who doesn't listen to his staff when players are on the edge.
"So no, we know what they've been doing until now, they were also fresh, that's why they could make the difference also in the second half. That helps also in that way. So no, I think it's worse if we would lose them for two months because you see how important they are for the team.
"I have taken already some risks the last weeks in that way but there is an end to taking risks because otherwise you become really foolish."
