Philippe Clement admits Rangers mistakes but reveals career choice he doesn't regret after alternative sporting chance

At times this season you’d think Philippe Clement must have wished he’d stuck to tennis.

After all, the big Belgian was adept at two sports as a kid and had a choice to make. He decided to go down the football route and the rest is history. But right now, he probably feels as lonely at Ibrox as he ever did standing on a court baseline.

At the weekend, after Rangers’ 3-1 win over St Johnstone he claimed that he felt alone in the desert earlier in this campaign. But Clement isn’t one to look for sympathy. He’s feeling the heat as Gers manager but he says he’s a big enough boy to take it. And there was a reason why he ditched his racquet and kept playing football as a youngster. He wanted to achieve things as a team, not on his own. That’s why he’s so hell bent on finishing the job he started at Rangers and making the club number one in Scotland again.

Clement has been under the cosh at various points this season. But after revealing he’ll never quit the job, he says he’s not looking for an arm round his shoulder either. Ahead of Wednesday's must-win game against Aberdeen, he said: “It’s not about me. It’s about this club and the people.

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“I get satisfaction from that, not how many trophies I win. Or as a player, how many appearances for the national team I got or whatever. I never got any satisfaction from that. I get satisfaction from doing things with people together, to create something special. When I was young I had to make the choice between tennis and football because I did both well at a good level.

“I chose football because it was about being together with other people. Not tennis, because I’m sometimes alone. That’s what it’s about for me. Do I regret that decision? No, totally not. I love tennis too. I watch