Philippe Clement and the Rangers wow moment that made everyone believe as cult hero curious about Parkhead plan

dailyrecord.co.uk:

Nacho Novo watched Philippe Clement produce a tactical masterclass in his Spanish homeland to blow Real Betis out of the Europa League.And knew there and then that the new Rangers would have no fear taking his side into the lion’s den of Parkhead on Saturday.

Former Gers favourite Novo admits he has been hugely impressed with the manner in which Clement has handled the pressure of taking over an injury-hit, confidence-shorn Ibrox squad and taken it on a 16-game unbeaten run that includes winning their Europa League group section and the Viaplay Cup.Rangers have also eaten into Celtic’s lead at the top of the Premiership and although the weather robbed them of the chance to cut the gap to two points with a game in hand on Wednesday - the clash with Ross County was called off when the Dingwall outfit was unable to make the hazardous journey down the A9 - they will travel across the city on Saturday full of belief in themselves - and their manager.

Novo, back in Britain after a spell coaching in the USA, has been watching with interest as events have unfolded at Ibrox and he is adamant that beating Real Betis in their own backyard earlier this month, then backing it up with victory at Hampden over Aberdeen, has been key in fuelling the belief that they can go to Celtic Park and win.He told Record Sport: “Obviously, being Spanish I keep a close eye on La Liga and I knew going into that game in Seville that Rangers would have a really hard night because Betis had not been beaten at home all season.

Even Real Madrid and Atletico could not win there. Betis is not an easy club to go to, especially with a manager who is a great coach, Manuel Pellegrini.“Clement has proved he can study the opposition and can put in place a plan to