Rohl sure of Rangers stay to lead trophy push

Danny Rohl is "100% convinced" he will remain in charge of Rangers next season amid results pressure and speculation linking him with a move.

The Ibrox side have lost their past two league games - a first since 2018 - and could be consigned to third in the Scottish Premiership with another loss at Celtic Park on Sunday.

Rohl, who took over from Russell Martin in October when Rangers were 13 points behind Hearts and eight off Celtic, has been linked with a move to Wolfsburg in his German homeland.

"There's a lot of rumours," said the 37-year-old.

"I look back last year with how many clubs I was linked. I could get maybe 20 jobs there in the newspaper but generally, my full focus is on Rangers.

"Even the last couple of days, our conversations with the board, with the club, goes just in one direction, how we can win titles with the club in the future.

"From my side, of course, 100% I'm convinced - I chose the club with the reason to bring them back to success, to win titles. This is also part from our club."

Barring leaders Hearts taking no more than a point from their final three games, Rangers winning all three of theirs and Celtic also dropping points over their last two fixtures, it appears Rangers are heading for a second successive season without a trophy.

They have not won a competition since the 2023 League Cup, which came the year after a Scottish Cup triumph and their 2021 Premiership title.

Since 2021, Celtic have won nine trophies, Aberdeen and St Mirren one each and Hearts are on course for their first top-flight title since 1960.

Celtic, as well as being in contention to defend the Premiership title they won last season, are in this month's Scottish Cup final, where they will face Championship promotion hopefuls Dunfermline Athletic.

Improved form since Rohl was appointed brought Rangers to within a point of the long-time leaders and even ahead for 24 hours before Hearts played their game in hand.

However, defeats by Motherwell at Ibrox and Hearts in Edinburgh have given Rohl's side a challenge to finish even as runners-up and secure a Champions League qualifying place, with the winners bound for the play-off round.

"A good process is not enough," said former Sheffield Wednesday boss and Germany assistant Rohl, who also worked Bayern Munich. "A good process is, for us, not what we want.

"We want the titles and for this, we have to change things. Like I said, we set standards, but the standards we have to increase and if we do this, then we have a chance.

"You can be the world champion in the training, but you have to bring it on the pitch.

"We need in some moments a great game management to come through some difficult moments, because in every game there are some moments where your opponent can be back in the game or not."