Danny Röhl found Rangers' issues run deeper than their former supervisor Russell Martin as they had been blitzed 3-0 by Brann in Bergen. The 36-year-old German head coach was put in as Martin's successor on Monday with Rangers sitting sixth within the Premiership and having misplaced their opening two video games within the Europa League to Genk and Sturm Graz.
Nonetheless, a brand new period at Rangers continued alongside acquainted traces in opposition to a facet third within the Norwegian prime flight. Emil Kornvig scored 5 minutes earlier than the break to provide Freyr Alexandersson's facet a deserved interval lead, Jacob Sørensen added a second with Noah Holm firing in a 3rd on an evening when as soon as once more the beleaguered Mild Blues carried out to an embarrassingly low commonplace.
It appears there will probably be no fast repair to shake Rangers out of their lethargy. With 5 remaining Europa League video games in opposition to powerful opposition, progress into the knockout section appears to be like unlikely and after a sobering debut, the previous Sheffield Wednesday supervisor has to organize his facet to face Kilmarnock at Ibrox on Sunday.
Röhl's first staff choice noticed him usher in defender Nasser Djiga and the much-maligned 21-year-old striker Youssef Chermiti for Derek Cornelius and Bojan Miovski, who had been each on the bench.
The sporting director, Kevin Thelwell, had this week defended the signing of unproven Chermiti for a reported price of £8.5m from Everton. He discovered little pleasure with some early touches and missed a first-half sitter however his teammates had been no higher.
The house facet appeared extra fluid and within the 14th minute Eivind Helland headed a nook huge earlier than Jack Butland made a terrific save from Ulrik Mathisen's point-blank header, after he was arrange by Holm.
Butland then parried Bård Finne's angled drive earlier than Holm fired over the bar however Rangers got here again and Thelo Aasgaard miskicked 14 yards from objective after taking a go from James Tavernier. There was extra profligacy when Chermiti meekly headed a curling Nicolas Raskin cross into the fingers of Mathias Dyngeland.
The Norwegian facet had regained management when Finne raced into the field with Tavernier nowhere to be seen however, though he took a poor contact as John Souttar challenged, the ball moved previous Butland with Kornvig first there to knock it into the online.
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It was extra of the identical after half-time for Rangers and the second objective was quickly conceded, after Oliver Antman conceded a foul huge on the left. When Finne curled the free-kick into the field Sørensen simply bought away from Jayden Meghoma to knock the ball previous Butland.
Antman made approach for Mikey Moore, who flashed a cross from Meghoma over the bar from 12 yards however Holm was extra medical from the identical distance when a cross from Vetle Dragsnes landed at his toes. For pissed off Rangers followers, it was a brand new face within the dugout however the identical outdated frailties on the pitch.
