Danny Rohl has been speaking to the media before Rangers visit Motherwell in the Premiership on Wednesday night.
Here are the key lines:
- Rohl says he has seen a transformation in his side, from being too "respectful" and "fearful" to one that now has more "courage" on the pitch.
- He welcomed his first manager of the month award and deflected the praise on to his coaching staff and players, noting that “10 or 12 weeks ago” he would go into games thinking “hopefully” they would win. Now he feels “we can win, we will win”, a change of mindset he is confident will stand them in good stead for the rest of the season.
- In that regard he feels his time as a coach with Bayern Munich helped "a lot" by instilling a winning culture. Roh says even in four v four games in training, the mentality at Bayern was you had to win and he wants to see that at Rangers as well. The big job, the big challenge at Rangers is to keep churning out wins repeatedly.
- Rohl used the analogy of building strong foundations for the Rangers 'house': using all the tools to make the house "bigger and bigger". He wants the players to have right attitude and mindset which both build "confidence and trust in what we're doing".
- On drawing Celtic in the Scottish Cup quarter-finals, Rohl says: "I'm looking forward to it, for me it was important to have a home game. We have two great opportunities [against Celtic] in one week and let's see what we can do. It will be special."
- Rohl is very complimentary towards Motherwell counterpart Jens Berthel Askou, saying "They're doing an outstanding job there, the manager and the group."
- He feels Fir Park is "a tough place" and that the last time the sides met at Ibrox [1-0 Rangers win in December], there were "lots of chances for both sides". Although Rangers will travel with "confidence and ambition", he accepts "we have to do a lot of things right" to come away with a positive result.
- With league leaders Hearts hosting Hibs tonight – before heading to Ibrox on Sunday – Rohl revealed he'll watch the Edinburgh derby but won't be in attendance. He also admitted to sometimes switching his phone off when key matches are played that have an impact on his side to avoid getting too emotional when a goal is scored in added time.
- The only player missing for the trip to Fir Park is Max Aarons, with everyone else fit and available (with the exception of long-term injuries).