Rohl on Thelwell & Stewart sackings, January window and Braga test

Rangers head coach Danny Rohl has been speaking to the media before the Europa League home fixture against Sporting Braga.

Here are the key points:

• On the dismissal of chief executive Patrick Stewart and sporting director Kevin Thelwell: "It's always not nice when some people around you get sacked. I had a good relationship with Kevin, with Patrick as well. They were also involved in the process when I arrived here. Now it's about moving forward."

• On the upcoming January transfer window Rohl adds: "There are also still good people around me. They support me. I think this is crucial. I cannot do this alone or can't make decisions alone. I think it's important to understand we have a good structure in the club."

• On whether his assessment of the squad may have played a part in the sackings: "I give my information to the board, to the club, what I think, how I see the situation, how I see the squad at the minute, which parts we have to improve. I think there's no secret."

• He adds: "I think if you have a sporting director, then you have always a link to the board. Now the link is a little bit closer, because you go straight to some situations with Andrew [Cavenagh], but I think he was very clear in this interview during the week, what he expects, what he demands."

• On how January recruitment might work and whether he would now have a bigger say in decisions, the German says: "It's always a decision together. You have to give your honest opinion about players, then there is the financial part, and then you look to other parts as well, and then in the best case you bring all the information on one table, and then in the end you make a decision together and you go in the direction that makes the most sense."

• On the test Rangers face against a Braga side who lie fifth in the Europa League having already beaten Celtic in Glasgow in this campaign, Rohl says: "They are well organised, they are very aggressive, they have solutions with the ball. I think they will also come with confidence, but it's for us as well, a new challenge. We know we need points in this competition."

• Rangers wants a "step forward" from his side, who are are yet to earn a point after four defeats. The German is looking to engage the Ibrox crowd who've been left flat so far in this campaign.

• He adds: "On this level every mistake could be a big mistake. Play without mistakes, but play on the front foot, bring the crowd behind you, try something instead of being passive and just waiting."

• Derek Cornelius had surgery this morning and is expected to be out until at least the end of January.

• John Souttar and Mikey Moore remain sidelined and Dujon Sterling is added back to the European squad but more likely to feature in upcoming games given the length of his absence.