Here's every word Rangers manager Philippe Clement had to say after a 2-1 defeat against Aberdeen in the Scottish Premiership to Sky Sports.

Your thoughts on the game?

Yeah, it's hugely disappointing to lose, of course, but this could be a game that you have a draw or on a good day, when things fall to your side, that you win. So we scored a goal 1-0 or a 2-0 offside. Those moments are not on our side at the moment. First half, we started well, then Aberdeen took over. We struggled really hard in that way. Second half, we took the game in our hands. We get the chances, but we don't score them. And they score on the rare occasion that they came in these moments. So yeah, we need to be more clinical in the final thirds to win these kinds of games also. And to have the luck on your side, like with the offside, it's a very disappointing one, of course. 

Is that acceptable enough, though, if you're talking about a bit of luck and also not being clinical? Maybe on a good day you could get a draw or maybe a win, but should you not be coming here and making sure the performance is better? 

Yeah, the performance is better. I think this is one of our better performances until now, this season, with the new squads. All credit to Aberdeen also, the way they played now at home, the way they played at Celtic Park also. So they are there where they deserve to be. And we're working hard to make things better on our side. I think this was one of the better performances of several players and several new players, and we need to build further on that. But, of course, to take the points and it's about reacting fast to be ready for the semi-final. 

We're at the end of October now. Do you feel you should be further ahead of where you're at just now? Should you have improved a lot by now? 

In points for sure, yes. But if the toenail was not there, it was 2-2 today. Or we were leading that moment. So that also decides the perception after all the games. It's not that Aberdeen blew us away today. That's also not the reality. You've seen that also. 

Do you think the fans can accept that when they come here and they know they're nine points behind? 

No, they want to win and we want to win also. And we need to get better to make up these nine points in the future But it's about game after game and not focusing only on that. It's about game after game, getting results and making a momentum again with a series of results. 

Did Aberdeen want it more tonight or when you got to 1-1? 

No, no. We were attacking. We wanted it. We were most times in the box of Aberdeen in the second half. So we wanted it. But Aberdeen wanted it also and they took it. 

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Does that add to the frustration when you were on top and you couldn't get that other goal or you couldn't threaten enough in terms of making it safe? 

We threatened enough but we didn't finish clinical enough.

Do you think this adds focus to what you're doing? Do you think this brings extra pressure on you when the away form has not been great this season? 

No, it's not about me. It's about the club. It's about building a big rebuild that was necessary. Also, you've seen the numbers yesterday that's been brought outside what the rebuild was necessary for the club. Also, with cutting down the wages, making a younger squad because the squad was old. All these things, that was a decision made by everybody in the club and everybody sticks behind that because it was the only way to stay healthy as a club and to stay sustainable. I don't think that fans or any other people want to go back to the situation of 12 years ago.

Does that make your job even harder than looking forward? 

Of course, it's a harder job than when you can spend money in that moment and you can get experienced players in. But I totally went into the challenge and I'm totally going into the challenge also. I'm very convinced that with this group of players and in the next transfer window added players, we will make a good future of the club again.

Is a big semi-final, the perfect game to have and the next game to bounce back quickly?

It doesn't matter which kind of game. It's about bouncing back and having a strong performance and qualifying.