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Aidan Smith

Philippe Clement on his plans to tear up Rangers training regime to reduce injuries

Philippe Clement has revealed his plans to tear up the current Rangers training regime to implement a plan of his own.

The 49-year-old became the 19th permanent manager of the Govan club following the departure of Michael Beale at the start of the month.

After playing at Genk and Club Brugge, Clement won the Belgian Pro League as a manager with both teams but he inherits a Light Blues side who are currently seven points behind Premiership leaders and defending champions Celtic.

Clement now wants to make his Gers side the best in the country, and that blueprint will begin on the training field with changes set to take place from what was left by the outgoing Beale.

He explained: "There are a lot of things I want to improve in training - how we train, the length of training and more.

"There is a lot we can do and hopefully helps reduce the injuries we have. We will train a lot collectively but the players will have physical targets.

"It's about being brave, playing forward. Not thinking about being safe and not taking risks, not being worried about giving the ball away, not only playing safe lateral passes.

"We are working on structure and the positions we want to see players in when attacking

"I know how important the bond is between supporters and the team and it is important we rebuild this. I love the passion, I am a football addict. I love the atmosphere in a stadium."

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