Danny Rohl in danger of losing his head with Celtic obsession – Sutton

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·7 mars 2026

Danny Rohl in danger of losing his head with Celtic obsession – Sutton

Chris Sutton reckons that it’s the time of the season when cool heads are required yet he believes that there are signs that the Rangers manager Danny Rohl is losing his…

Ahead of last weekend’s meeting with Celtic at Ibrox, all Rohl wanted to talk about was Celtic. His surprise that Celtic didn’t push on looking for more goals while leading in Stuttgart but still behind in the tie, or picking the Celtic team or trying to shoot down Luke McCowan’s assessment that on their day Celtic are still the best team in the league.

And he was at it again yesterday talking about the Celtic supporters this time, and the impact that they can make given that they will occupy the entire ‘Free’ Broomloan tomorrow. Rohl went on about getting his players to shut them up by playing the way that they did in the first half last week.

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Martin O’Neill applauds the Celtic support. theRangers v Celtic. 1st March 2026. Photograph by Vagelis Georgariou

Writing in his weekly newspaper column today Chris Sutton picked up on this and reckons it’s perhaps the pressure now getting to the Rangers manager.

“Rohl showed signs of losing his before the Celtic game last week – and it will be interesting to see how he gets on this weekend in the Scottish Cup rematch,” Sutton noted in his Daily Record column.

“I was really surprised Rohl got mixed up in talking about Celtic’s team section and European performances before the league match. It’s kind of an unwritten rule in football not to talk about oppositions teams like that – especially when it’s Celtic,” Sutton said.

Luke McCowan at Pittodrie. Scottish Premiership. Wednesday 4th March 2026. Photograph by Vagelis Georgariou

“There was no need to react to Luke McCowan’s comments but it was the comments about the European performance and who would be playing that was bizarre. And it came back to bite him a bit.

“I think even Rangers fans would rather he minded his own business, as he’s got plenty to ponder himself. It will be really interesting to see how Sunday goes on the back of last weekend. I think this is a bigger game for Rohl than O’Neill.

Danny Rohl and Martin O’Neill look on during the Scottish Premiership match between theRangers and Celtic at Ibrox on March 01, 2026. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

“People will – rightly – cut him some slack for getting Rangers back in the title race after the start they had. But it does look like his ego got away from him a little bit. He should be concentrating on what really matters rather than a silly tit-for-tat.

“And the last manager you want to engage in a battle of wits is Martin O’Neill.

Clearly, Rohl is a good coach but you can get your comeuppance if you don’t back it up. The reality Is Rangers are unlikely to come up against a Celtic side as weak as this one and that means there’s a pressure to take advantage.”

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