Philippe Clement was defiant as Rangers’ season wound to an unfortunate end last campaign. The Belgian manager had overseen an initial Ibrox resurgence after taking over in October before this under-achieving Gers squad resorted to type in the final furlong. With the title genuinely within the club’s grasp, Rangers failed to deal with mounting injury problems, Dundee’s dodgy pitch and the challenge of rolling their sleeves up and grinding out results. A mental block against eventual champions Celtic certainly didn’t help. But a new season brings with it fresh optimism and as Clement talked up …