Philippe Clement sits EVERY Rangers player down in Spain as Scott Wright offers glimpse inside one on one chats

The local ref didn’t like what Philippe Clement had to say for himself in La Manga.

But Scott Wright was all ears as he sat down to hear his Rangers manager spell out his masterplan for success at Ibrox this season. The big Belgian’s strange sending off stole the headlines on Saturday as got his marching orders after letting rip at the officials during the bounce-game clash with Hertha Berlin. But according to Wright, the real story of Gers’ week in Spain has been the strengthening of bonds between manager and players.

Clement has worked his troops hard, hammering them on the training pitch with double sessions in a bid to get Gers up to peak fitness for a huge second half of the season. But he’s also made use of the time away to drill into his men on an individual basis, spending his evenings hosting a string of one-to-one talks.

Those candid chats have been vital for the boss, offering the first real chance since taking over three months ago to sit down and work out how each of his players tick. And Wright reckons the private tutorials have been just as beneficial to the Ibrox stars like him as they look to take on board the lessons Clement believes will see them survive the examinations still to come this term.

“It’s been really good,” said the Light Blues winger. “It’s been a lot of hard work, but it’s been good to get this time to work with the manager because we haven’t really had that opportunity. It’s good to get a block of time to get more training done and get his ideas across.

“We’ve had that here in Spain so it’s been brilliant. The manager has held talks with each player individually and that has been great. He has more time at the moment to put across what he wants.

“He’s managed to get the boys a bit more