Rangers at historic levels of terribleness as Danny Rohl oversees unwanted double record
Rangers broke two unwanted club records under Danny Rohl after losing 2-0 to Roma in the Europa League on Thursday.
Goals from Matias Soule and Lorenzo Pellegrini comfortably saw off a Rangers side that was devoid of confidence throughout the match.
The Bears sit bottom of the Europa League table, and four defeats in four have left them with a huge mountain to climb if they want to qualify for the playoff round.
Rohl’s first game in charge of Rangers ended in a dismal 3-0 loss to Brann, and after the loss to Roma at Ibrox, he has become the first permanent manager in Rangers history to lose three of his opening five games.
Danny Rohl oversees dreadful history-breaking records
After Rangers beat Hibernian 1-0, Rohl had secured successive wins in the Scottish Premiership, and there was real optimism that he had turned a corner with his squad.
However, Rangers’ controversial 3-1 loss to Celtic in the Premier Sports Cup semi-final on Sunday was a huge blow to the progress he had already made, and the defeat to the Italian giants on Thursday has sent Rangers to a new low.
Rohl has become the first permanent manager to lose three of his first five games at Rangers, and it doesn’t bode well for him to have that on his CV.
Rangers’ 2-0 defeat to Roma also means that the Light Blues have lost seven European games in a row for the first time ever.
The 34-year-old manager has been warmly welcomed by Gers supporters, and the general consensus he that he must be given time to bring in his own players.
It’s clear that this group of players is nowhere near good enough to compete on multiple fronts, and Rohl has been put in an awfully tough place as he continues to implement his footballing philosophy.
Russell Martin oversaw Rangers’ worst start to a league campaign in 47 years, and Andrew Cavenagh must take all the blame for what he’s done in Govan since arriving in May.
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Andrew Cavenagh’s disastrous reign stoops to a new low
Kevin Thelwell and Patrick Stewart have faced abuse, and Cavenagh will need to prepare for what might come his way in the near future.
Martin lasted far too long in charge of the team, with his sacking coming after the 1-1 draw to Falkirk.
The managerial saga that followed was staggering, with both Kevin Muscat and Steven Gerrard on the verge of being appointed before Rohl’s arrival.
As the season took another wrong turn on Thursday, the scrutiny will once again turn to Cavenagh, and rightfully so.
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