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PHILIPPE CLEMENT has hit back at his critics by insisting HE picks the Rangers team and not his sports scientists.
SunSport columnist Kris Boyd slammed the Ibrox boss for resting winger Vaclav Cerny against Motherwell.
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Philippe Clement watches on as his side lose to MotherwellCredit: SNS
The Gers legend reckons the club’s medical staff have too big a say on team selection.
That opinion has been echoed by unhappy fans who are raging their team have fallen 14 points behind league leaders Celtic.
But Clement – set to be without skipper James Tavernier for the Ibrox clash at Ibrox – insists: “People make conclusions that the sports department makes the decisions about the team.
“That is totally NOT the case.
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“It’s not that I follow everything to the letter.
“I’ve been pushing players above this limit and I take the risk at that moment.
“If the players get injured, it’s my responsibility in that way.
“And I did it several times this season, last season, the years before in other teams.
“But it’s just the normal way of working for everybody.”
Clement insists ex-pros like Boydy should know better, adding: “I’m not surprised that this is with fans.
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“I’m not surprised about that because I understand that if you’ve never played at this level – and this amount of games has never been done before – that you don’t understand these things.
“If you’re not an ex-player or an ex-manager, it’s maybe less understandable in that way.
“But it’s very simple.
“Can you tell me one team in the world where a player played this season, all the games, 90 minutes and played international duties?
“There’s not one. That’s because of the amount of games and also the difference between 15, 20, 30 years ago and the intensity of the game now.
“It’s a normal thing.
“I tried to explain it before the game. Maybe I didn’t do it well enough.
“But I’m sure that this question will not be the case anymore if we go on with this amount of games in the same short time.
“This question will not be asked anymore in two, three years because everybody will say it’s normal. It’s normal.
“But now, apparently, that’s the reason why we lost points against Motherwell. It’s not the case.”
“We have a department especially for that. These people are paid for that to check the players every day.
“But it’s not only that. We speak with the players every day.
“So it was the really, really only sensible decision to make for this game.
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“Would I love to start with them every game like they’re playing for the moment? Yes, of course I would love to do that.
“So I’m not stupid to not do that. It’s in the benefit of the club, of the team and of the players themselves.”
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