Rangers head coach Danny Rohl says achieving European success as an assistant manager has given him the desire to repeat the feat as a manager.
Rohl was Bayern Munich assistant when they won the Champions League in 2020 and has ambitions to win on the European stage as a manager.
“If you win titles as a head coach, it’s amazing,” Rohl said before his first match in charge of Rangers, against Europa League opponents Brann.
“I make this experience as assistant coach but as a head coach is the next step. It’s a big goal for my career as well and now I have a good opportunity. That means we have the chance to win something but at first we have to start to win games.”
The German admits he might not see the “perfect game” from his new team.
“It’s not necessary to have the perfect game, it’s important to have a successful game,” said Rohl.
“I expect a very intensive game. We will face a team who is well organised, play with good pressure. The last two days I saw a lot of good things. I know it’s training and tomorrow it’s an official game, it’s a different kind, but how the players act, how open-minded they were, how they talk on the pitch, how lively – it makes me very positive.”
On Brann being seen as favourites in Norway, Rohl commented: “At first we see we have zero points and our opponent has three points. That means they won one more game than us.
“There is a reason at the moment why they are doing really well and maybe they have the advantage. It’s not a bad thing to be underdog. It’s smart sometimes to go in a game if you have the right mindset.”
