Would Old Firm derby win be Rangers' 'trophy' this season?
After taking charge in October in the aftermath of Russell Martin's short and tumultuous reign, Rohl received plenty of praise for hauling Rangers into the race. A 13-point gap to leaders Hearts came down to one before the split, but back-to-back defeats by Motherwell and the leaders have turned the tone of debate as Rangers slipped seven points behind with three games left. At 37 and in his second role as a head coach, Rohl's lack of experience has been highlighted in the last two games.
Not starting Mikey Moore against Motherwell, despite arguably being Rangers' best player this season, and then being slow to adapt as Jens Berthel Askou's side raced into a 2-0 lead have been talked about. At Tynecastle, Rangers dominated the first half but could not build on their advantage when Derek McInnes bolstered his midfield by bringing on Blair Spittal at the break. Hearts improved instantly and Rangers could find no response.
Rohl gave an interesting diagnosis of the issue on Friday, citing a lack of movement from his players to get on the ball compared to the first 45 minutes. "If you don't move an opponent who is man-marking, you will still not find the right solutions," the German said. "This is a part of what we have to do better to understand, even under the highest pressure, who is now the free man, how we can take him and how we can open up the spaces.
" The explanation will fall on unimpressed ears of many Rangers fans, no matter how insightful it might be. Rangers' record against the rest of the top six under Rohl is poor and exiting both cup competitions to Celtic has also not helped impressions - nor have two defeats at Tynecastle. Rohl did engineer a turnaround against Wilfried Nancy's Celtic at the start of 2026, but has yet to outsmart Martin O'Neill, ceding a 2-0 lead in the last league derby.
If Celtic emerge victorious on Sunday, grumbles about Rangers' record in big games will grow louder. There is still plenty on the line. Follow live radio and text commentary of Celtic v Rangers on BBC Sport app and website and BBC Sounds.