Danny Rohl: Rangers head coach reveals Hansi Flick ‘good luck’ message as hyperlink with Barcelona boss defined

“Good luck.”

That was the message Barcelona boss Hansi Flick despatched to Danny Rohl after congratulating him on his appointment as Rangers’ new head coach.

And boy is he going to wish it… Rangers have made one among their worst-ever begins to a season.

They’re sixth within the Scottish Premiership, having gained only one league sport, and are but to select up some extent within the Europa League after two matches.

The membership’s points lengthen past the pitch too, with supporters engaged in a collection of protests in opposition to CEO Patrick Stewart and sporting director Kevin Thelwell.

These frustrations could have solely been heightened by a prolonged 15-day seek for a brand new head coach during which offers for each former supervisor Steven Gerrard and former participant Kevin Muscat collapsed earlier than Rohl ultimately bought the job, regardless of withdrawing from the method days earlier.

The brand new Rangers boss recurrently seeks recommendation from Flick on soccer and personal issues. He might need assistance from his former mentor on each of these as he navigates the early levels of his Ibrox tenure.

Rohl labored below the Barcelona supervisor as an assistant on the German nationwide crew and at Bayern Munich, the place they gained seven trophies collectively throughout two seasons, together with the Champions League.

“I’m very close still with Hansi Flick, I think we speak many times in a month,” Rohl informed Sky Sports activities Information. “I follow his way, he follows my way.

“If I would like one thing, then I can ask him. I feel that is sturdy, we have now a superb relationship, and we have labored 4 years in a row collectively and we have gained numerous good titles collectively.

“My former managers like Ralf Rangnick and Ralph Hassenhutl, you get from every coach something different, and this is great.

“I think in the last 16 years I took all the information, collected it and prepared for now the next big step in my career.

“He (Flick) wrote me a message, ‘good luck and all the perfect’, and stated that he is very comfortable that I joined this membership now and he’ll cross his fingers.

“It’s always great to have such a message from such an experienced coach. It’s also good to know when you need a call, then you can call him, and you can speak about football or sometimes personal or private things.”

Who will kind Rohl’s backroom crew?

The 36-year-old confirmed he’s closing in on finalising his backroom crew, with a former Rangers participant anticipated to affix the setup at Ibrox.

“I think two guys from Germany will follow me, and one extra we will work on,” he added.

“I will have an assistant coach off the pitch, and I will have an assistant coach on the pitch.

“For me it is vital, due to the expertise I bought within the final two years with Chris Powell [at Sheffield Wednesday], to get a former participant as an assistant coach with a background from right here.

“it’s very important to understand the league, the fans, all those things, and it could be very helpful.

“Now we have some concepts [as to who that may be], and now we have now to finalise as quickly as attainable, as a result of it is vital that I’ve my employees very early collectively.”

Does Rohl perceive the Ibrox calls for?

One criticism from followers in the direction of former boss Russell Martin – who was sacked after simply 123 days – was that he did not perceive the calls for of Rangers and the strain that the pinnacle coach job got here with.

Nevertheless, having labored below Flick at Bayern Munich and the German nationwide crew, Rohl is aware of something aside from a win at Rangers is not going to suffice.

“I think this is what we have to understand now, it’s about how we can win games, and this is the most important key point.

“We want wins, as a result of with each win, the self-confidence goes increased up.

“We can create something, and then we can speak about how attractive we win those games, and this is what I will try as soon as possible.

“I feel once you decide to such a membership, you must perceive the calls for of the membership.

“A draw is not enough, it’s about a win, and I’m very ambitious because I had the experience in the last couple of years of what it means to win titles.

“I feel that is all the time nice once you’ve bought one thing and you’ve got earned one thing to your laborious work after a season, and I feel that is what we do right here as properly.”

How much control will Rohl have over transfers?

Questions have been requested in regards to the recruitment mannequin at Ibrox, with round £34m spent in the summertime on 14 gamers.

Nevertheless, sporting director Kevin Thelwell insists he won’t ever signal a participant with out the pinnacle coach’s approval.

With chairman Andrew Cavenagh telling Sky Sports activities Information that Rohl will get extra money in January to bolster the squad, the 36-year-old is relaxed over the method of including to his group.

“It will never be a one-man show,” he stated.

“I think it is important to understand that we [me and the board] are connected to each other. It’s about being ready together and finding the right players for the style of football.

“That is attainable when you’ve good communication and are very open-minded.”