Clement praises his players after losing 2-1 at manchester Utd
23/10/2025
Old Trafford, Manchester, UK
23/10/2025
Old Trafford, Manchester, UK
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00:00And then disappointment, what's your take on it?
00:03Um the same what I said in the dressing room so
00:08I saw everybody got it in the dressing room disappointed
00:13that we lost after playing that kind of game
00:18um so I'm also clearly because you want to win you want to
00:23take the points that you deserve also but on the other side and that's maybe
00:27stronger now um I'm also very proud what the team did
00:31today so about sticking to the plan following
00:35the tactics all the way also with really young
00:38players coming on the pitch staying like that um so we had to make
00:43two changes in half time putting players in position that they
00:46normally not play um there were so many circumstances but
00:50the team stayed uh compact they stayed well
00:55organized and they stayed brave on the ball because
00:57we created enough chances I think in the first half we had the
01:01best chances to to take the lead and in the second half
01:05we go behind when Manchester was playing better than
01:09us but we didn't stop having the belief and we we
01:12continued playing and going for this goal
01:15what we made in a really good way so then it's really disappointing to take
01:19the second goal at the end but a lot a lot of positive also with
01:24this young group with eight players who could be starting 11 who were not
01:28here today with really young lads coming on the
01:31pitch and throwing themselves for the colors of the club and also the
01:35other experienced guys around them supporting them
01:38all the way so those are very positive signs also
01:42they're disappointing the goals that you've lost
01:46yeah they're they're disappointing but I think Manchester will say the same
01:49that they will be disappointed about the goal they take
01:52today so yeah those were two actions that
01:56we can do better or we should do better uh
01:59on the other side Jack saved us also a few times in the second half
02:04so that's life of a goalkeeper um so I'm not going to be focused
02:09solely on that I think there are so many positive points what what the team did
02:13also with the ball playing at Manchester United in the
02:16circumstances that we are for the moment and to be
02:20that brave on the ball also and creating that
02:22much I think it's a very positive sign
02:29yeah yeah of course because he he did really well
02:32and he showed again his great mentality um
02:36what he showed for every second that I've been in the building I never saw a
02:40different serial in in any circumstances so of course
02:45you you know you score a very good goal
02:49and and then you see that it's not the decisive one
02:52otherwise he would have been the hero and we spoke about that people could
02:56could become heroes today so it's really close to becoming here
03:08yeah but what can I do if players get tackled and they get injuries
03:13so yeah you cannot do much about it it's about
03:18working hard with the medical staff to get them back
03:22and to see the next days to make a good assessment
03:26towards the weekend or or the weeks after or
03:29so those are things I don't have any control over
03:33so we need to to work really hard with the medical department
03:37to get the players back and I need to be focused on the on the players who are
03:41here and integrate also new players or
03:43integrate players in different positions and to prepare them well that they know
03:48what to do in those positions that's my my part of the job
03:58it's a huge huge experience for them so they're only 18 years old they never
04:05played at the highest level to come on this pitch and also to be
04:09brave so yeah a lot of congratulations towards
04:15them but also towards the staff who prepared them
04:18the last weeks months years in the club and also to the
04:22senior players who create a very good environment for the young guys
04:27to come on the pitch that they are not afraid that they feel they are
04:31helped secured coached by the others and and that they can express them their
04:36qualities so it's it's a massive experience for
04:39them they're both for me very talented players
04:42for the future of Rangers they're not ready yet to be starting 11 all the time
04:47that's also clear but they have the right mentality and
04:51and they're going to make a good evolution the next years that they will
04:55become a starting 11 players for the future
05:05uh I looked because it's my job also to that I know you always come with with
05:11interesting questions um no no it's not a joke it's serious
05:17so what's the situation that uh to get in top eight
05:22we need to do a big effort against Union and we
05:25we need luck with uh with the other results
05:28to be in top 24 what was the ambition before starting that we are very close
05:36but not there yet so it's about focusing on
05:41on getting points against Union and and doing the things
05:45we have to do for this club and then to be ambitious in every every game
05:48to go full for the for the victory for that
05:52also very positive point today was where our fans
05:56I need to say that also before the game the atmosphere that
05:59that they brought during the game and also after the game
06:03how they supported the team and how they were happy what the team has
06:06performed and and with the mentality of the team so
06:09that's also very positive