Exclusive:John Souttar concealed Officers second in Genuine Betis win shows Philippe Forebearing prize winning attitude

The supervisor was satisfied to see his Ibrox stars into the last-16 with a shocking success

Philippe Clement has explained how John Souttar exemplified exactly the spirit and mindset that Rangers are looking for.

The defender did not play in his team’s thrilling 3-2 victory over Real Betis this evening to advance to the Europa League round of 16 in Seville. That didn’t stop the 27-year-old from showing his manager how much he wants success at Ibrox. After Gers’ goals got them through, the Belgian manager said his defender was the “biggest fan in the stadium.

For Clement, this demonstrates that his team is beginning to adopt the mentality he expects of them. He insists that if they can maintain that mindset throughout the season, there is no reason why they cannot win trophies, beginning with Sunday’s Viaplay Cup Final.

My team put in a very strong performance. I needed to see a group with balls and grit, a group who needed to make possibilities and score objectives, not exclusively to safeguard against a top class Betis group,” he told dynamite at full-time.

I got what I asked for from the boys; I gave them challenges over the past few weeks, but this was the biggest by far, and they overcame it. I’m very pleased with the performance and the great team spirit. If we keep this in mind throughout the season, we will have a successful season.

Again, we lost Cifu (Jose Cifuentes), who was also hurt at halftime, which is another blow. He’s suspended on Sunday so I have nothing in that manner to ponder, however we will see.

At halftime, we lost Cifu (Jose Cifuentes), who was also hurt, which was another blow. He’s suspended on Sunday so I have nothing in that manner to ponder, however we will see.

Dujon did a great job in the midfield, and you can see the incredible team dynamic: everyone is fighting for each other, doing their jobs, and really hungry when they start and come in. There are no unpleasant looks. While sitting on the bench with the other players, I noticed that John Souttar had the most fans in the stadium. I want to see that mentality. We will win trophies if you keep doing that all season.