Danny Rohl is “very happy” to have set-piece coach Scott Fry join his coaching staff at Rangers and is hoping he can inspire players who “don’t like” to work on that aspect of their game.
Fry joined from Lincoln City this week having helped the League One outfit score 30 goals from set-pieces last term, the most of any team in the English third tier.
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Having worked with dedicated set-piece coaches at Sheffield Wednesday and the Germany national team, Rohl was keen to do the same at Ibrox.
“I had good experience at Sheffield Wednesday with the set-piece coach, I had a good experience in the national team,” he said.
“For us it was very clear when I arrived here how our set-up for the coaching team should be. I think for set-pieces you need a specialist.
“Scott has a lot of passion for this part of the game. This is crucial because sometimes I notice the players don’t like to train too much on this part. But in the end it’s about 30% of goals are from set-pieces.”
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Rohl suggested his coaching set-up is not yet complete and is eyeing an ex-Rangers player to add to the staff.
“I’m always a coach to have different profiles in my coaching team,” the German added.
“At the moment I’m very happy with my set-up.
“When I arrived I spoke about having a former player in my coaching stuff. But I must say, Stevie [Smith] stepped really up in this role from the academy.
“The good thing is with him, he knows the academy well. He knows the players. It gives us a good link to the academy and how he acts in the group at the moment is fantastic.
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“It’s also the reason why I’m very convinced that we should go with this set-up. It means not that the door is closed for someone else, this is still part of our job.
“We are looking at the market and for what makes sense. But at the moment we have great profiles in my coaching group and I enjoy the work with my staff.”
