Belgian backs his troops to come out swinging

you’re on the pitch — and I know when I was there in the past — that when more people boo at you, the more people are shouting at you, the more people are negative towards you, the more they are afraid their team doesn’t get a result. ‘It works that way so in a way I think the more they’re going to boo tomorrow, the stronger my team will get.’ Rangers have lost their last four games in Glasgow’s east end, with the Belgian yet to taste victory in an Old Firm derby. Despite a wafer-thin margin for error, Clement played down talk of a must-win game for his side. I don’t totally agree with that. If you have a draw you can still become champion (and also) even if you lose, but that is too long a shot for me. We go full for the three points, clear, very, very clear. ‘Doing that you can make an incredible comeback in that way and you can make a really big statement also.’ Already missing Connor Goldson from central defence, Clement will give Leon Balogun time to recover from a back injury but seems likely to pitch Ben Davies in for his first start since December. ‘That’s a decision between me, the medical staff and the player,’ he said of Balogun’s fitness. ‘We’re now in that part of the season when you can think about those things. It needs to be something that stays logical, we cannot put a player on the pitch only to take him off after five minutes, that’s of no use.’ Linked with Levski Sofia central defender Jose Cordoba, Clement refused to confirm reports that the Panama international was a club guest at last weekend’s 4-1 win over Kilmarnock. ‘I have said from the beginning that I will never comment on rumours because if I had to comment on all of them and, if it was true, I would be training with 300 or 400 players,’ he added.