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Stewart Wilson

Philippe Clement highlights the importance of 'creating a winning machine'

Rangers boss Philippe Clement has stressed the importance of turning his side into a "winning machine".

The Belgian has won four of his first five games in charge of the Ibrox side, including reaching the League Cup final.

And he detailed why it is key for his side to perform well over a period of time rather than just the short term.

He said: "For me a good team is a team that does it for months. And of course there will be one moment where it will be less (a dip) but the next game there is a reaction.

"Of course I am happy with the way things are going but I am not sitting on the sofa and thinking now we can let everything loose and the machine will go.

"I want to create a machine and I think it is possible with this group to create a machine that goes every time but we are not there yet.

"We are in the building period, not just observing. I don't know everyone really well at the moment in every circumstances.

"I want to see how players react with the first disappointment or play a really good game and the next game they don't start.

"So I need an observation period for a few weeks, a few months to get the details of everybody and get the best out of everybody.

"Do I need to slap them more or be nice more? It is different for every player."

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