When Danny Röhl walked through the doors at Ibrox last October, the outlook was bleak. Rangers sat adrift, trailing Hearts by 13 points and Celtic by eight.
To the outside world, the season looked like a salvage mission; the title race was a conversation Ibrox wasn't invited to.
Fast forward three months, and the landscape of Scottish football has shifted entirely.
Following a relentless run of form, Rangers have whittled that double-digit deficit down to just three points behind league-leaders Hearts.
Perhaps more significantly for the blue half of Glasgow, they now sit three points clear of their Old Firm rivals, Celtic. It is a remarkable turnaround, fueled by a tactical recalibration that has seen the side collect 32 points from a possible 39 (W10, D2, L1).
Tuesday’s clinical 2-0 victory over Aberdeen at Ibrox was merely the latest evidence of this new-found momentum. Despite the rapid ascent, Röhl—the former Sheffield Wednesday manager who has quickly won over the Ibrox faithful—is refusing to let complacency creep in.
"I’m very proud of the group at the moment," Röhl told BBC Sport Scotland. "To close a 13-point gap to just three is a statement, but it is still not where we want to be. We are on a journey, and the focus remains firmly on the next game this Sunday."
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The statistics behind the "Röhl Effect" are staggering. If the league had started on October 20th—the dawn of the German’s tenure—Rangers would be sitting comfortably at the summit, four points clear of second-placed Motherwell. In that same period, they have outpaced Hearts by 10 points and Celtic by 11.
No longer just outsiders, Rangers have transformed themselves into genuine title favorites. The tactical discipline and renewed confidence instilled by Röhl have turned a stuttering squad into a machine.
Next up? A quick turnaround and another clash with Aberdeen, this time at Pittodrie on Sunday. Fans in Indonesia, Singapore, the Philippines, and Macau can catch the action live on SPOTV NOW.
