We ask Charlie Adam “Will Rangers stick by Philippe Clement through tough times?” SUBSCRIBE NOW: @PLZSoccer Former Rangers midfielder Charlie Adam gives his take on the regime at Ibrox after Rangers bounced back from defeat in the league at Pittodrie to reach the Premier Sports Cup final with a 2-1 win over Motherwell at Hampden The current Fleetwood Town manager revealed what life is like in the hotseat at the EFL side and what he believes the future holds for his former side. Key quotes by Charlie Adam: “Management, it’s a tough old game. Is it tougher than you thought? Absolutely.” “You have to sort of navigate and you have to organize everything, but it’s what you expect as well, Peter. It’s hard work, it’s long hours, but it’s worth it when you’re winning on a Saturday.” “I try and keep level. I don’t get too high and I don’t get too low.” “I just felt there was a wee bit of disconnect between the supporters and the team, and that’s not like Rangers, that’s not normal.” “It’s tough, you know, when you bring ten players in, they maybe didn’t expect the pressure that they thought they were going to get by being a Rangers player.” “At the moment, I think that the more senior players within the group, they’re probably having a tough time as well.” “For Philippe Clement, he’s the spokesperson for the football club at the moment, and that’s tough.” “He sometimes needs somebody else to maybe take the reins and let him know what’s going on. Sometimes he probably doesn’t even know what’s going on.” “Once that’s sorted and ultimately winning football matches, that’s all it comes down to. If you start winning football matches, that noise then starts to disappear a little bit.” “It’s a strange situation he finds himself in, though, because despite his consistently telling people that there’s got to be a long-term plan, it’s kind of a game by game where people are saying, well, if he loses this, he’s going to get the sack. It’s an incredible pressure to deal with.” “I don’t think that’s a good structure and idea to go that it’s a game by game.” “They could be telling him, yes, it’s a long-term plan no matter what. This season might be a season of disappointment, but for the longer term of the football club going forward, you are the man for us.” “Did you see signs in that second half that there is a kind of a team that’s behind their manager and signs that they’ve got what it takes? Yeah, absolutely.” “Once the energy started to come out of Motherwell and they got deeper and deeper, it just played into Rangers’ hands.” “He needs time to find a way and a solution to get around this, and consistency is key.” “That last 45 minutes, listening to his interview, that should be a benchmark. That 45 minutes should be the benchmark now for them to really kick on.” Charlie Adam Interview Highlights: 00:00 Charlie Adam on being Fleetwood Town manager 01:57 Motherwell 1-2 Rangers: “There’s a disconnect between fans and the team” 03:54 “Philippe Clement’s the spokesperson for the football club, and that’s tough.” 05:40 “We don’t know what the board is telling Philippe Clement” 06:46 “The energy came out of Motherwell. It just played into Rangers’ hands.” 09:00 “It’s tough playing European football. Consistency is key.” 09:50 Celtic vs Rangers Premier Sports Cup Final #rangersfc #rangers #scottishfootball
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