Rangers boss answers whether he'll have Hibs scarf on amid Hearts title race as Edinburgh derby verdict sent
The Rangers boss is set to cast an eye over the fixture between Hearts and Hibs.
Rangers head coach Danny Rohl has been put on the spot over Edinburgh derby allegiances - as he airs his Hearts vs Hibs feelings.
The city rivals come to blows on Tuesday night at Tynecastle, with both sides winning a Premiership game each in this fixture so far this term. It provides Derek McInnes’ side a chance to maintain their position at the top of the table, with Rangers in second and three points behind. Rohl’s team travel to in-form Motherwell on Wednesday.
Rohl is set to cast an eye over the game in Gorgie prior to that but doesn’t hold any leanings over who comes out on top, as he feels Rangers form has put him in the position not to need a certain result. That didn’t stop a Hibs themed question coming his way ahead of his side’s latest test.
Rangers boss on Hearts vs Hibs
In his pre-match presser, the Rangers boss was asked ‘are you going to the game tonight, maybe with a little Hibs scarf or something, or will you just watch?’ He responded: “No. I will watch it in the evening but I think in general it makes no sense to cross the fingers for other teams. This is now the result from the last couple of weeks, we have everything in our hands, if we do our job right then it's not so important how the results in other places are.
“Sometimes I put the phone off because I live calmer instead of looking too much, you never know. Sometimes there's a goal in extra time plus seven, and you have to be angry! In this case we have to focus on ourselves. Make our group better, have a good performance and deliver a good game, and we'll see what we get.”
Ahead of his Rangers’ clash at Fir Park, Rohl added: “I think in general now, we're in a part where we have to deliver game by game, and it starts really on Wednesday. It feels great at the moment that we have such a run. That we took a lot of wins, less conceded goals.
Danny Rohl on title race chances at Rangers
“We scored goals, all the things that give us a big belief, and trust in what we are doing. The season is still long, a lot of big games ahead, and it makes no sense to look too far away. If we can continue our way then it's a chance for more.
“I think the great thing is that we closed the gap in the last couple of weeks. Now we have the opportunity to close it again. Of course it depends on our performance, not just about the result from the other places. If we do our job, then we have it.
“I took the word in the past, ‘Hunter’, even when we are maybe in a different position, we should head again for the next win, It's not just about the position, we should always head for wins and if we do this as a group, then I'm very positive about the future.”