Wacky Clement ready to play Dundee on Mars- but not before a game against Celtic
Soccer Football - Scottish Premiership - Rangers v Celtic - Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow, Scotland, Britain - April 7, 2024 Rangers manager Philippe Clement clashes with Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers REUTERS/Russell Cheyne
Philippe Clement is prepared to play Dundee on Mars but not the midweek before facing Celtic.
The former Monaco boss was at his monotone best at a media conference today as he went through a range of scenarios relating to last night’s postponed match at Dens Park.
Today the SPFL confirmed that the match will be played on Wednesday April 17, if Dens Park isn’t suitable the venue will be moved depriving Dundee of home advantage.
The issue of playing on April 3, the first available date after the March 17 postponement was glossed over with the assembled reporters giggling away as Clement cracked some gags despite being a proper football manager.
The last thing I heard was that we will know on Tuesday at 12pm at the latest where we will play on Wednesday.
If not Dundee it will need to be somewhere else, but we must know before we travel on Tuesday.
It is a disadvantage (behind closed doors) but it is what it is, we have to adapt, like when it was Covid and we didn’t like that but our mindset is whatever decisions are made, we go to win games. So no excuses around that.
If that is the decision, we will play behind closed doors. If they ask us to play on Mars, we go to Mars, we take a flight to win the three points. That is the mindset of me and all my players.
With the onslaught of criticism heading at Dundee their players won’t be short of motivation for next week’s match.
Tony Docherty’s side can secure a top six place by winning at Aberdeen on Saturday, if they draw or lose the outcome of the Hibs v Motherwell match will impact on their top six prospects before the visit of Clement’s side.
If Dundee reach the top six they are expected to host the Ibrox outfit at Dens Park for a third time.
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