Rohl on title belief, chance to go top & transfer planning
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Rangers manager Danny Rohl has been speaking to the media before his side's Premiership meeting with Dundee United on Saturday.
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Here's what he had to say:
- Rohl believes his side have the tools to go on and win the title having overcome setbacks along the way: "It gives me a lot of belief. There's no doubt my group is strong, I'm convinced, and we have the quality to win the league."
- On the chance to go top of the Premiership for the first time in two years with a win over United: "Even if we would be tomorrow, I would still speak from we are the hunters. We want to hunt wins. We want to hunt our opponent. And with this mindset, we should go in the next seven games."
- On the three-way battle between Hearts, Rangers and Celtic for the title: "Three teams at the moment are very close to each other. For a neutral supporter, a football fan, this is maybe one of the exciting title races in Europe at the moment."
- Rohl is relishing the opportunity to play the day before Hearts and Celtic this weekend: "Ask me tomorrow if it's nice. But no, of course the last couple of weeks we have played the last Sunday game and you see all the good results. It's good that we can play first and if we do our homework tomorrow then of course it's a good feeling. Maybe after two years the first time, then I think this is also not so bad."
- A player has picked up an injury that rules him out of the next two games at least, but Rohl would not reveal his identity.
- Rohl confirmed he will take his squad away to a training camp, which is likely to include a friendly, following their final pre-split game. He says it is a "great opportunity" and brings "a lot of advantages", adding: "We look for every small thing, what could help to go in this final split."
- Transfer plans are under way for the summer window and Rangers "know what we need", but Rohl - who was asked about his reported interest in Dundee defender Luke Graham - will not "speak about names".
- Following his goalscoring full international debut for Nigeria in midweek, Rohl says Emmanuel Fernandez is an example of how Rangers can develop players and increase their value for the club.
- On winger Findlay Curtis - who is on loan at Kilmarnock - making his Scotland debut: "Fantastic. It's good to see him in the national team, he deserved this. And hopefully he can continue his way, because now he got a little bit of a taste for the national team and now he wants to be also part of the summer."