Three league games is hardly enough to crown anything, but it is enough to notice when a team looks different. Under Danny Röhl, Rangers’ early numbers are encouraging: 7 scored, 1 conceded, and a +6 goal difference from those fixtures, with the 4-2-3-1 the shape we’ve seen most.
A small sample, but the direction matters
It’s worth saying it out loud: the bar was low and Rangers should be higher up the table anyway. That doesn’t mean we ignore what’s in front of us. When the basics improve quickly, it tends to show up in the same places every time, how we defend our box, how we attack theirs, and how much of the game feels like we’re in control rather than just surviving it.
Conceding one goal across three league games points to something Rangers fans always want first: a bit of reliability. Not just “we’ve got good defenders”, but a team defensive effort that stops silly situations developing in the first place.
Clearer structure and less chaos
The biggest change isn’t a fancy tweak, it’s that roles look more defined. The distances between units seem tighter, and there’s less of that stretched feeling where one mistake becomes a sprint back towards our own goal.
In the 4-2-3-1, you can see why it helps. It gives you a platform in midfield, it keeps the side connected, and it makes the press look like a plan rather than a collection of individual lunges. Pressing being more coordinated is massive because it affects everything: how often we win it back, how often we’re caught open, and how confident the back line can be holding a higher position.
Better in both boxes, and that’s the whole game
Fans talk about “both boxes” for a reason. If you’re sharper defending set-plays and more organised attacking them, you’ve fixed two of the most annoying ways to drop points in this league. The early impression is that set-plays are more structured in both directions, and that alone can settle everyone down.
Going forward, the output has been there too. Again, three games only, but 7 goals suggests we’re creating enough and finishing enough to make the structure worthwhile. Add in the feeling that fitness levels are improving, and you start to understand why game management looks better as well. When legs go, decisions go.
There’s still a huge amount of work to do, no question. But if Rangers add quality in the right areas and get them bedded in quickly, it’s fair to say the trajectory looks healthier than it did earlier in the season.
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