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The current Canada manager has spoken with Danny Rohl regarding a Rangers star
Rangers head coach Danny Rohl has seen the Gers get back into the title race during his time at the club and will hope to get his hands on the club’s first Scottish Premiership trophy for five years come the end of the season.
Rohl replaced Russell Martin after a spell to forget in charge for the former Southampton boss, who was sacked with the Glasgow giants eighth in the league table. Rangers face Aberdeen this weekend and are currently just three points off top spot, with both Hearts and Celtic to be leapfrogged if the Gers are to secure the title.
Canada international Derek Cornelius signed on loan at Rangers from Marseille last summer and after being a regular under Martin, a muscle injury has kept the 28-year-old out since November and he appears no closer to returning to the first-team picture at present. Recent reports have stated that Cornelius has been training with the Rangers youth team rather than his senior team-mates, while Canada boss Jesse Marsch spoke on the centre-back’s situation after selecting him nevertheless for the March international break.
Marsch reveals Cornelius latest amid Rangers exile
Reported by The Herald, former Leeds United boss and current Canada manager Marsch said in his press conference: "Derek is coming off a long injury, has now had himself healthy and training for a number of weeks.
"It’s been documented or reported that he's been training with the academy there at Rangers. I've been in contact with his coach and Derek. We've been working through this for all parties to do what's best for Derek.
"Their coach feels confident with the group that he has, which has meant that Derek hasn't had the opportunity to win his spot back into the team, but Derek is still very focused on everything that is necessary to make sure that he's ready for Canada in this moment, and in the summer."
‘Lost in translation’ - Marsch on talks with Rohl
Marsch added: "I spoke to Danny first. I know Danny, Danny and I are friends. A lot of these situations where I know the coaches, or know people in the club, I've really tried to help facilitate good relationships and good communication.
"And I'll be honest, in this one, as I was trying to work with both Danny and Derek, some of the conversation that I translated from one to the other got lost in translation and led to, like, a situation that wasn't advantageous for Derek or for the team. I felt bad, and I tried to then, [to] revisit a conversation with Derek and Danny and Nick Mavromaras [Cornelius’ agent] and tried to get everything moving in the right direction as smoothly as possible.
"In the end, whether Derek stays and trains with the academy, or trains with the first team at Rangers, whether he eventually, then, something happens with someone ahead of him, or he winds up establishing himself in the line-up at one point, whether Derek stays and gets some matches with the U19s, which is effectively their de facto second team, we're gonna find a way to continue to push Derek to be ready for what we need for this summer.
"He’s lasered in on finishing these last two months with the club and wherever he is to get the most out of that situation, and then to make sure that in all ways he's getting himself in the best form and fitness to make sure he can perform this summer at the highest level. So, that's our strategy, and that's what we're trying to do to make sure to give Derek the best chance to have a good next three months, four months."
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