Former Ranger Bell Urges Team to Progress After Cup Final Defeat

Following their Premier Sports Cup final loss to Celtic, former Rangers goalkeeper Cammy Bell stated that the team must “move on and move forward.” The match saw Philippe Clement offering comfort to Ridvan Yilmaz, who had missed his penalty kick. Clement’s squad held a lead at the interval and was compelled to twice recover from behind to level the game. Bell suggested that the defeat on penalties should serve as a catalyst for Rangers to achieve a “run of good performances” during the demanding festive period. Bell, who played for Rangers for three years and lifted the League Cup during his time at Kilmarnock, expressed his opinion that Celtic did not perform at their blistering best at Hampden. He believes Clement can identify positive aspects from the match. “They’ve got to kick on, this is the time to move on and move forward,” the 38-year-old told the Scottish Football podcast. “It was a positive performance, it wasn’t the outcome they wanted.”He added, “They wanted to retain the trophy and lift that trophy again, but it wasn’t to be.” Bell further elaborated, “The manager will be rallying around the players saying: ‘We do have good players in this team, we can play well as a team, and we can force good sides into mistakes,’ which they did today with Celtic.”He continued, “Don’t get me wrong, I don’t think Celtic were at their maximum, but again, that’s partly down to the way that Rangers kind of played.” “So they’ve got to take heart from what they played today and what they showed on the pitch, they created a number of opportunities against a very good Celtic team.”Bell also noted, “Kasper Schmeichel had a number of good saves as well. Listen, this is the time they’ve got to move forward, they’ve got to put a run of good performances and results together in the next few weeks.”