Rangers Need Patience As Röhl Shapes His Squad

Rangers supporters are demanding instant success, but a young squad under a new manager needs time, experience and proper balance to grow into a side that can dominate for years.

There is a growing feeling among some Rangers supporters that we are judging this new squad as if it were a settled, title-winning side, rather than a young group still learning what it really means to play for this club. The talent is clearly there, but the experience and game management are still catching up.

Young players, big expectations

Many of the new arrivals look like they have the tools, yet they are not consistently showing it across ninety minutes. In the main they are still young, and most have come from environments with nothing like the pressure, scrutiny and expectation that comes with Rangers. Going from playing for clubs where a draw is acceptable to a club where every dropped point feels like a crisis is a massive mental shift.

That sort of change does not happen overnight. Learning how to play with the weight of Ibrox on your shoulders, understanding what is required when the team is hanging on to a one-goal lead, and making the right decisions late in games all come with experience. Some of these lads are being asked to do that while still bedding into a new league, new team-mates and a new style of play.

Time on the training pitch with Röhl

Another key point is how little time Danny Röhl has actually had on the training pitch with this group. Supporters sometimes talk as if you can simply tell a player what to do and they will immediately reproduce it in the stress of a match. Football does not work like that, especially at the tempo Rangers are expected to play at every week.

It takes weeks and months of work to drill movements, rotations and patterns of play so that they become automatic under pressure. Messages need repeated, relationships have to form, and mistakes will happen along the way. Röhl is trying to introduce his ideas while also having to win every weekend in a league where there is no margin for error. That is a tough balance for any manager, never mind one new to the club and the country.

Attacking intent versus defensive balance

There were signs recently that Rangers are trying to be more positive in attack, but as the supporter points out, when the team pushed on, the defensive side became more open. That trade-off is predictable when a manager encourages more bodies forward before the shape and structure are fully bedded in.

Finding that equilibrium between aggression in the final third and security at the back will be crucial for Röhl. There is also the question of squad balance, with left-back highlighted as an area that arguably was not properly strengthened in the summer. That kind of gap forces players into roles that may not be natural, again affecting the overall stability of the team.

Stop ripping it up every window

Perhaps the most important argument is about patience. Rangers have been trapped in a cycle of ripping up 10–12 players at a time, then being surprised when the side lacks cohesion. We cannot keep repeating that and expect long-term dominance. Some of these players will come good if they are backed, coached and given continuity around them.

Supporters want improvement in every single result, and that is understandable given how long the club has fallen short of its own standards. But if the aim is to be the dominant team in Scotland for years rather than months, there has to be a willingness to ride out some bumps in the road. That means accepting that not every performance will be perfect while this squad grows together.

Rangers News Views aims to give supporters honest, thoughtful coverage without the usual rumour mill. In that spirit, the message here is simple: trust the process a little longer. If Rangers finally commit to giving a manager time to build, rather than starting again every time it gets rough, this young squad might yet grow into the consistent, ruthless side the support craves.

Written by Angus1812 4 12 2025