Brann delivered a resounding 3-0 victory over Rangers in Bergen, Norway, marking a difficult debut for new Gers manager Danny Röhl. The defeat leaves Rangers at the bottom of Europa League Group C with no points after three matches.
Röhl inherited a challenging situation following Russell Martin’s departure, and the scale of the task was evident in Bergen. Rangers were consistently second to the ball and struggled to demonstrate any important betterment in just two training sessions under the new coach. This loss extends Rangers’ away goal conceding streak to 25 consecutive games and severely impacts their chances of progressing to the Europa League knockout stages. Emil Kornvig opened the scoring for Brann in the first half,adding to Rangers’ defensive woes.
Sky Sports’ Alison Conroy observed that the blame for the current situation does not lie with Röhl, stating, “Bottom of the Europa League with no points, but none of the blame lies with Danny Röhl.” Conroy highlighted the team’s lack of confidence and the immediate need for Röhl to address defensive lapses, noting, “Lapses of concentration continue to be to blame for the goals they are losing.That will be one of the first things the new head coach will have to fix as he targets winning before attractive football.”
Rangers’ next challenge is a Scottish Premiership fixture against Kilmarnock at Ibrox, a venue where they have yet to secure a league win this season.
