Philippe Clement admits he's no fan of plastic pitches - but has warned his Rangers players he won’t stand for any excuses if they slip up at Livingston tomorrow.
The Ibrox boss is set for his first taste of a synthetic surface in Scottish football at the Tony Macaroni Arena as he looks to eat into Celtic’s eight point lead for a few hours at least.
And he reckons the change in surface is similar to that of top level tennis players switching between grass and hard court. Clement is also convinced plastic surfaces account for too many injuries, in particular serious ACL problems.
But he is in no mood for excuses as he looks to keep his 100 per cent league record in tact in West Lothian tomorrow. As manager of Brugge and Genk in his homeland the 49-year-old encountered a 4G park at Sint-Truidense VV.