Rangers defender Emmanuel Fernandez has disclosed that he is tuning out external criticism and focusing on daily self-improvement following a difficult start to the 2026–27 season. In a chat with The Scottish Sun, the Super Eagles star noted that discussions with manager Derek McInnes have centered on maintaining full 90-minute concentration to eliminate minor errors. Despite early struggles and an exit from European competition, he emphasized an improvement in squad unity and defensive consistency.
“I don’t really look into what is said about me. I just try to focus on myself and try to improve to be better”, the Nigerian defender said, via The Scottish Sun. “Every day I want to be better, and I know when something I’ve done is bad, and I know that I need to improve on it.
But I’m still growing as a player, and it’s something I know I will improve on eventually. I just focus on the demands of the club and myself as well. “Maybe it’s just concentration in moments. Like, if we do have a chat, it’s concentration in moments and the small things.
Sometimes they’re the ones that could cause a goal to come against us, or an attack to come against us. It’s about limiting opportunities for teams to have attacks against us. That’s the main thing we talk about. “I feel like the togetherness is getting better. And I feel like, as a team, maybe our performances haven’t been better from the Aberdeen game, but we’ve grown as a team.
We’re growing, and I still think there’s more to come. Look, obviously we had a bad start not being in Europe. It was difficult. The manager spoke to us and showed us that there’s still three trophies that are available to win.