Clement vows to start on the front foot in bid to claim first piece of silverware - and an Old Firm win - of the season By GRAEME MACPHERSON Published: 19:54, 14 December 2024 | Updated: 20:24, 14 December 2024 e-mail View comments Philippe Clement will demand his players play on the front foot from the first whistle in a bid to finally topple Celtic in this afternoon’s Premier Sports Cup final. Rangers head to Hampden as heavy underdogs to retain the trophy having not beaten their rivals in their last seven meetings, but buoyed by a strong midweek performance in the Europa League draw with Spurs. Clement’s side started that match in positive fashion and retained an upbeat tempo throughout the 90 minutes, barely giving their visitors a second’s respite.
The Ibrox boss wants to see a similar approach today as he dismissed the notion of trying to frustrate Celtic, instead relishing the prospect of going toe-to-toe with Brendan Rodgers ’ side in the hope of landing a first Old Firm victory since May 2023. He said: ‘I always want to start on the front foot and winning duels. You cannot be dominant and you cannot win games if you are not in that state of mind.
‘Because then you only defend. And you need to suffer all the time and it’s not what we want. We want to create something.
I didn’t ever park the bus even once in my entire career. Clement wants to see his team attack Celtic from the very first whistle in the League Cup final ‘You want the team (to play pos.
