Nicolas Raskin Just Tore His Own Team Apart In The Most Fascinating Moment Of The Danny Röhl Era
Nicolas Raskin Just Tore His Own Team Apart In The Most Fascinating Moment Of The Danny Röhl Era
Rangers have had no shortage of dramatic talking points since Danny Röhl took charge, yet few moments have hit as hard or carried as much consequence as Nicolas Raskin’s stunning, brutally honest internal takedown of his own team. It wasn’t a sly dig, not a vague hint hidden between lines, this was a player who decided enough was enough, exposing the cracks and character issues that have long simmered beneath the surface at Ibrox.
Raskin has always been a passionate operator. Fans appreciate his work ethic, his aggressive ball winning style and his refusal to hide when the game gets rough. But his latest comments took things to a new level, not just pointing at technical or tactical failings, but hammering into the mentality of the squad. According to Raskin, the problem isn’t fitness, formations or even the manager, it’s the willingness of certain players to do their job and put everything on the line for the badge.
And that, for many supporters, is exactly what they have suspected for months.
Röhl’s arrival was supposed to shake up the club’s culture. At times, it has. Training sessions are more intense, certain players have rediscovered life, and a few youngsters have been handed real opportunity. But the lingering issue has remained the same, too many senior players who talk like winners yet play like they’re just going through the motions.
Raskin didn’t hide from that. He challenged the squad publicly, making it clear that the team can no longer pretend everything is fine when results are inconsistent, performances lack intensity and the supporters are left frustrated week after week. It was bold, risky and completely out of step with the old polished PR language Rangers players often use. But it was also refreshing.
Many will debate whether Raskin was wise to go public, yet it is undeniable that someone in the dressing room needed to say it. For too long, accountability has been brushed aside, replaced by complacent media lines like we’ll learn from this and we go again. Raskin, however, delivered something more meaningful, an ultimatum of sorts. If the players want to be part of the club’s future, they must act like they belong at Rangers.
Röhl himself will likely view this moment carefully. Managers rarely love players speaking out, but the German coach has never struck supporters as the type who values silence over truth. He wants commitment, hunger, leaders on the pitch and off it. Raskin may have given him something he couldn’t provide alone, a player’s voice stressing the urgency and seriousness of the moment.
The dressing room reaction will be fascinating. Some teammates will nod in agreement, knowing exactly who Raskin meant without him naming names. Others will be furious, insisting the criticism was unfair. But that tension might be exactly what Rangers need, a spark to separate those who genuinely care from those just riding the wave of a big club contract.
Rangers fans love passion, even when it burns hot. They have never been shy in demanding players who bleed for the shirt. Raskin, in his raw honesty, tapped right into that emotion. It could be a turning point for him personally and for the team as a collective.
In the end, this moment may become a defining chapter of the Röhl era. It showed personality, conflict, leadership and truth, elements that, if channelled correctly, could fuel the revival Rangers have been waiting for. Raskin didn’t tear his team apart maliciously, he cracked the mirror so the squad could see the reflection it has long avoided.
And sometimes, that is exactly what a club needs to grow.
