Ex Celtic boss says Rangers will improve under 'top coach' Danny Rohl as he consults Sheffield Wednesday ace
The former Manchester United and Aberdeen midfielder believes Rangers have found a managerial hidden gem.
After three wins from three in the SPFL Premiership, the German boss has brought a level of consistency to Govan that the Ibrox faithful aren’t accustomed to of late.
The credentials of Danny Rohl may have been questioned when he was appointed Ibrox gaffer last month, however, as time goes on, Rangers fans appear to be warming to their German philosopher. Nothing highlighted this more than the 3-0 win against Dundee, where the travelling fans echoed his name around Dens Park for what felt like, the whole of the second half.
With his only other top job coming south of the border at Sheffield Wednesday, the Rangers position poses a completely different challenge, where you must win week in, week out. However, while it may be early days, nine points from nine in the league is the steady start Rangers fans would’ve wanted for their new man.
‘I like the way he goes about his job’ - ex Celtic boss impressed with Rohl
Former Scotland and Celtic boss, Gordon Strachan knows a thing or two about the pressures of Old Firm management but he thinks that so far, Rohl is handling it with aplomb. He told Boylesports: “Rangers are a decent team at the moment.
“They played Dundee yesterday, and for spells, Dundee did okay against them. There is fallibility there on the Rangers side. They're not a great Rangers side by any means. They will get better with Danny Rohl, because I've seen his work at Sheffield Wednesday. I like the way he goes about his job. The young German coaches at the moment are big things in European football.”
Strachan spoke after a comfortable win at Dens Park, which hasn’t generally been a happy hunting ground for Rangers of late. Goals from Nicolas Raskin, Mikey Moore and Djeidi Gassama were enough to seal a routine Tayside victory.
Former Wednesday ally on ‘top coach’
Strachan also said he spoke to Sheffield Wednesday captain, Barry Bannan about Rohl and that the 35-year old was very complimentary about his former boss. Bannan played under Strachan at International level on numerous occasions in 2017.
“I spoke to Barry Bannan about him because I still speak to Barry. Barry thinks he's a top, top coach. Now, if you get that from a really good player, you know what you're dealing with here. So I think it's been a great move for them. And would you say it was based on possession football?
“No, it's based on trying to win games of football, trying to get the ball forward. Now, I'm not talking about lumping the ball forward. I'm talking about people trying to play through people. So if they get better players with this coach, then they can be a threat, that's for sure.”