Rangers mentality issues summed up by Tuur Rommens incident in devastating Celtic loss
Rangers have shown that they are weak mentally in recent weeks, and that continued in the 3-1 loss to Celtic.
Danny Rohl‘s side were brushed aside with a brace from Daizen Maeda being the difference between the teams at Parkhead, in a devastating defeat.
The Gers have seen their title chances evaporate as they have proved that they are not good enough to challenge the Hoops or Hearts.
Tuur Rommens was surrounded by five Celtic players as tempers boiled over in the Old Firm clash, and the reaction from his teammates was telling.
Rangers players were slow to run over and back their colleague, and the only one who did immediately will be a surprise.
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Why Celtic incident summed up Rangers issue
Mikey Moore has starred for Rangers on loan from Tottenham, and he was the man who ran straight over to help Rommens out.
The rest of the team laboured for around 12 seconds later, with Bojan Miovski, Youssef Chermiti, Conor Barron and Djeidi Gassama getting involved.
The fact that it was a loanee, who has less connection to the club than the permanent players, who was first on the scene, is damning for the rest of the team.
Why it bodes badly for Rohl’s Rangers future
The question is whether Rohl can get his charges fired up, and based on the current evidence, with them crumbling so often and taking so long to back their teammate, that answer is no.
That should be a huge concern for Andrew Cavenagh and Co, when it comes to potential discussions over the German’s future in the dugout.
If he can’t instil the right mentality in the squad and make them take their game to a higher level against the biggest opposition, then the Light Blues will always fall short in their pursuit of the highest honours.
There will be plenty of speculation over his future in the coming days and it remains to be seen, which direction the Ibrox hierarchy decides to go in.
The scenes from the Parkhead clash do not bode well for Rohl, though, it must be said, and there are major question marks about how far he can take the team.
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