Danny Röhl, manager of Rangers, has spoken out about the decision to bench Emmanuel Fernandez following his March international break performance for Nigeria in their 4-2 victory over Dundee.
You may remember that last weekend, in the Scottish Premier League, Rangers beat Dundee despite without using Fernandez at all. Instead of starting Fernandez, Röhl started Nasser Djiga and John Souttar in defence.
In an interview with reporters ahead of this weekend’s match between Rangers and Falkirk, Röhl was asked if Fernandez would be eligible to play again after sitting out the loss to Dundee.
“Manny, I made the decision,” he explained. Manny did a lot of travelling. This was his initial encounter with the national squad.
We can call on John and another center back if needed. Now that Derek is back in training, we’re having a race to fill this role. Furthermore, it benefits both Manny and ourselves to be proactive rather than reactive. We came out on top, 4-2, so I guess I wasn’t completely mistaken.