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Danny Rohl reveals why Rangers exit felt 'right' with 'so many opinions' blamed for Ibrox pressure cooker Danny Rohl admits nothing could have prepared him for Rangers task. Former Rangers head coach Danny Rohl has admitted that his decision to leave the club this summer to take the reins at Red Bull Salzburg “feels right.” The German boss departed Ibrox after just eight months in the dugout in June, with the club having accepted an approach from the Austrian side, replacing Rohl with Hearts head coach Derek McInnes, who had finished one place above him in the Scottish Premiership table last season. Before his exit from Govan, the 37-year-old had been given a vote of confidence from club chairman Andrew Cavenagh, who insisted they would stand by their manager despite falling out of the title race by losing four of their final five games of the season, only for him to be confirmed as Daniel Beichler’s replacement at the Red Bull Arena merely weeks later. Sign up to The Scotsman’s daily football newsletter to get unrivalled Scottish football news and analysis - subscribe for free here. “This is the main part of my character, be brave,” Rohl told BBC Sport. “In the last three years I always pushed the limit. I want to win titles and, after the season, I will measure myself on this result. When you take over, the main part is winning titles, the cup and the league and in the last few years we [Red Bull Salzburg] couldn't win this as a club, this is one big goal. “The second is of course developing young players. I want to win titles, develop young players, be attractive and I want to bring Salzburg back into the light in Europe. Some people were asking why I made this move, and was it the right one? But I felt it was the right one, and I can confirm now that I am here that it is a good move.” Reflecting on his time at Rangers last season, Rohl said he felt the “story wasn’t finished”, but was tempted to leave after being offered a fresh start in the Austrian Bundesliga. Four games into his reign at Red Bull Salzburg, he admits he’s enjoyed the relative obscurity he has found on the Salzach River as opposed to the pressure cooker he contended with in Glasgow. “I was not prepared for this change in the summer,” admitted Rohl. “I had some calls and I thought about the situation. I spoke, of course, with Rangers. I was really transparent and open on how I feel, how I see it. On the other side there was Red Bull Salzburg, especially Marcus [Mann, sporting director] - he really gave me the feeling of what we can do here. “You can't compare, especially in Glasgow - it's all about football. Let's look just how many podcasts you have after every game. So many opinions. Here you are a part of the city. You have loyal supporters but you will have not these [fan] handshakes in the city because this is not usual here. At the moment it's great to go through the city, to have dinner and you are a little undercover. “Consistency, this is the most important thing [at Rangers]. The environment is really demanding. Everyone who goes there, it doesn't matter if it's a manager, a player, a staff member, you have to understand this club is demanding and this creates a lot of pressure on people to make the right decisions. Nobody can prepare [for] this step. I cannot speak for the new manager but you can't prepare. You have to be there and if you are there, then you really feel what it means." Comments Want to join the conversation? Please or to comment on this article.