Tuur Rommens: Mentality in Rangers squad is great despite post-split struggles
Tuur Rommens claims the much-discussed mentality in the Rangers squad is “great” despite the post-split William Hill Premiership title collapse.
Defeats to Motherwell and Hearts has shredded hopes of winning the league, leaving Danny Rohl’s side seven points behind the Jambos – who play Motherwell on Saturday night – and four behind Celtic ahead of the Old Firm game at Parkhead on Sunday.
Rohl has suddenly found himself under intense pressure following the 2-1 defeat from a winning position in Gorgie on Monday, while Gers fans have again questioned the mentality of the players as they face the prospect of yet another trophyless season.
Rommens, however, defended the squad when asked if those types of questions were fair.
“No, not really, because I think that the mentality in this group is great,” said the 23-year-old Belgian left-back, who signed from Westerlo in January.
“I think we have no issues with that, so I don’t think it’s about mentality.
“I don’t know (what’s gone wrong), it’s just like adjustments in the game.
“Obviously, Tynecastle is a hard place to go, Monday was a hard place. So, yeah, I don’t think it’s mentality.
“Maybe a little bit of focus, I don’t know. I don’t think it’s about mentality.
“It’s been intense this week. The result was not good, everybody knows that but we’ve reflected on it and we go again on Sunday.”
Rommens admitted a huge opportunity to wrest the title back from Old Firm rivals Celtic had all but disappeared.
He said: “Yeah. When you are one point behind two games ago but then you lose those two games, of course it’s an opportunity that you lost.
“You cannot say anything else then.”
With a potential Champions League place still up for grabs, Rommens believes there is still plenty to play for in the final three games of the season, with matches against Hibernian and Falkirk to follow the trip to Celtic Park.
He said: “I think every game is now really important and we just need to make sure that we win there on Sunday for the club, for the fans and just also for ourselves.
“We need to win our next three games for the Champions League place also, so it’s a big thing to finish this season in a good way.
“If we can get these three wins it would really increase the belief for next year. Then we can just go full on into next season.”