Danny Rohl insists he retains the full backing of the Rangers board and is confident he will still be the manager beyond the summer.
Pressure has mounted on Rohl over the past fortnight after back-to-back defeats against Motherwell and Hearts effectively ended any realistic chance of Rangers winning the title.
The second-half collapse against Hearts at Tynecastle, in particular, has led many supporters to question whether Rohl is the right man to take the club forward long-term.
The 37-year-old German has also been linked with a return to his homeland this week, with Bundesliga side Wolfsburg reportedly tracking his availability.
But, ahead of Rangers facing Celtic at Parkhead tomorrow in the final Old Firm derby of the season, Rohl doubled-down and insisted he won’t be going anywhere in the summer.
Asked if he still expects to be the Rangers manager come the start of next season, Rohl replied: ‘From my side, of course, 100 per cent.
Rangers manager Danny Rohl insists he expects to be in charge at the club next season
‘I’m convinced I chose the club with the reason to bring back success, to win titles, I think this is also part of our club.
‘A good process is not enough. A good process is for us not what we want. We want to have titles and for this we have to change things.
‘Like I said, we set standards, but the standards we have to increase. And if we do this, then we have a chance.
‘I think everyone in our building is very clear. We start the process, but a process without a winning of titles is not enough for our club. And in this direction, we move forward.
‘I’m really motivated. I’m really ambitious for the new season. Make the next step with a group of players. And to be, from the first day on, on front foot.
‘If you look a little bit back and we are honest with each other, in the last 15 years we didn’t win what we should do. I think this is the big part we have to change.
‘For this, we have to make a lot of things better. That starts to set the standards. I think in the last six months we improved the standards, higher and higher.
‘In the last seven days, we couldn’t. I think this is a big part in our future. Set new standards and that means we have to change things in this building, I think this is crucial.’
Asked to expand on his recent conversations with the club’s hierarchy in the face of mounting pressure and scrutiny, Rohl continued: ‘Fully, fully committed.
‘I feel it every day, the support. I feel the conversations we had. We spoke so much about what we want to change for the summer.
‘All in all, I feel I’m in the right place with the right people with a lot of motivation, positive energy to bring this club not just to a one-hit wonder, back to a consistent club who can win titles in a row.
‘I think this is also important to understand. A one-hit wonder for us, it’s nice, but what we are looking for is that you consistently play for the title again and again.
‘This is my job, this is our job, and this is why I’m looking forward.’
Reports emerged in Germany earlier this week that Rohl’s name was on a shortlist to take charge of Wolfsburg in the summer.
In the past, he has stated his desire to eventually return home and manage in the Bundesliga, but he insists it is simply not on his radar right now.
‘There’s a lot of rumours,’ he said. ‘I think I looked back last year with how many clubs I was linked. I could get maybe 20 jobs there in the newspapers.
‘But generally my full focus is on Rangers. Even in the last couple of days, our conversations with the board, with the club, goes just in one direction, how we can win titles with the club in the future.’
The defeat at Tynecastle last Monday now leaves Rangers needing a miracle across the final three matches.
Recent losses to Motherwell and Hearts have piled the pressure on the German
Indeed, they could mathematically be out of the title race by the time they kick-off at Parkhead tomorrow, should Hearts win at Motherwell tonight.
But Rohl insists pride will be at stake when his team travel to face their bitter rivals, with the added incentive of also trying to inflict a major blow on Celtic’s title hopes.
‘Of course it is a special game for us,’ he added. ‘I think it was straight after the Hearts game as well the message to my players that we had a big responsibility for the last three games.
‘Nobody needs extra motivation to go in this game. We want to make our supporters proud and that means we have to deliver on Sunday.
‘For us it’s about winning games and I think there’s more trust about to stop someone else about winning a title.
‘We want to make our supporters proud and it means for us to deliver a good result and hopefully three points.’
