Brendan Fraudgers!

Pointless even saying anything.

He’ll turn it around in Europe and make us into a force again...

 

There's nobody I would rather have in charge.

He's by no means perfect, he's stubborn, he can be frustrating but what he's delivered for us was beyond my wildest dreams.

Europe is horrible, and barring the odd spectacular night, I watch the games through my fingers. But I'd rather Brendan than anyone else we could have.

 

Rodgers isnt the problem. He is being let down by the players and board.

 

I do like Brendan but let’s call a spade a spade here.

He’s a massive bullshitter. At Liverpool he was the same. He’s not entirely to blame but I stopped believing his * a long time ago

True, but their his players at the end of the day and he’s a part of the problem too.

 

There's a bit of a myth being built up about Smith's Hun team or indeed the Huns in general during their tainted 9IAR.

For instance they went five seasons without a win v us (at our lowest ebb) at their * hole of a stadium and they only won one domestic treble during that entire period.

Our team right now would comfortably beat any of the Klan's 9IAR teams.

 

Seriously?

Now I didn't live all the way through that, but just looking at their squads back then...they would run all over us.

Our team of 2012 would run all over us.

 

"Negative football gets Negative results" dont care what hes won for us. A manager with an attitude that ignorant to the reality of the game is taking us nowhere in Europe

 

Yep. * ridiculous thing to say.

We beat the best team in the world in 2012 using negative tactics. Atletico Madrid are one of the best teams around, and they use negative tactics against top teams.

 

Nah, not having that.

They often struggled to beat our worst ever teams, and went 5 years without a victory against us at their own midden of filth.

Imagine for the past two years, we failed to beat Sevco at Parkhead, and when we did win at Ibrox, we only did so by sitting back, getting outplayed and nicking goals against the run of play. Winning 1-0 or 2-1. That's what they did in the 90s.

The Hun side of the 90s was not special at all, not by a long shot. The Advocate teams were better, and even then, MON came in and brushed them aside.

They've been a very average club(s) for the past 50 years.

Won more titles than them in the 60s, 70s, 80s, 00s and the 10s. The 90s was an outlier of recent modern history. And even then ,they weren't very good.

 

The next couple of months will be huge for Celtic. If Rodgers is to stay on, he needs to be backed in the market and the squad needs a bit of freshening up over the next two windows.
A frustrated/unhappy manager has an enormous impact on the team, as can be seen from around half way through last season until now.

 

BR: “I wanted the players to play positive football and I thought we tried to do that. The players who haven’t played a lot gave everything tonight.”

BR: “We had a little spell where we conceded the goals and had two big chances at this level you want to take. It gives us great encouragement for the home game and we know we can have a great opportunity to have a positive result.”

BR: “My only criticism to the players afterwards was that this is the level where just a fraction quicker you have to do things with the ball. You’ve got to look after the ball better.“


BR: “Too many times we gave the ball away under no pressure. This is something that’s important for the players to learn. A lot of positives but we didn’t get the result.”

BR on
@SimunovicJozo
: “Looks like he’s struggling for the weekend. He’s had immediate swelling on that. We’ll see how he is but could be struggling.”

BR: “Some of our best performances have come after a loss in Europe so we’ll recover over the next couple of days and we’ll be ready for the semi-final on Sunday.”

 

He does not know how to set a team up to defend. So he has to hide it behind stupid statements like that. He does though know exactly how to have us reigning supreme in scotland. Thats enough for some fans for his european shortcomings not to matter. The reaction to his weakened team selection tonight showed it.

 

No, I hear you. We haven't been good enough, last two league games being the exception. We have regressed, undeniably. But all things considered I think we're still light years ahead where we would be without him.

Imagine the same lack of investment AND a sub standard manager.

I'm not ready to kiss goodbye to Europe yet and I think, despite the less than sparkling start, we'll be back in business domestically.

 

European record at Celtic, not including qualifiers

Played 17
Won 3
Drawn 3
Lost 11
Goals For 13
Goals Against 42
Goal Difference -29

 

He is part to blame, he has not strengthened the defence since he has been here and continues to use * tactics in Europe.

When he has done well he should be praised and rightly so but when he gets it wrong he should be criticised

 

Suppose it depends on how you want to spin it, in 50 years theyve won about 20 titles 5 trebles, cup winners cup. Their team of the 90s wasnt a patch on our 9 in a row side, but laudrup, gascoigne and goram were all top players for them and they would hump this current team with those players on the park

Our teams in the 90s were much better than the rangers sides of the last 2 years, we actually achieved some respectable european results in that era