Brendan Rodgers Discussion Thread

Brendan Rodgers has claimed that whatever he does at Celtic won’t be good enough for some people.


The double-winning boss, who has won 11 trophies in his two spells at Parkhead, watched as his Hoops maintained their 100 per cent start to the league with a 2-0 win at Aberdeen.



Rodgers has claimed he will always come in for criticism but as long as his team continue to silence those cynics on the park then he will be happy.


He said: “Listen, there'll always be a narrative around. You know, I heard something the other day about ‘you don't play good football and don't play that, we've never played that in the last two years’. So, I think there's a number of people that really don't like me here at Celtic!


But with me and looking at the team, I'm really happy to see how the players are, the current players that we have.

“Two clean sheets, control, a difficult game, showed resilience last week to breakthrough and we're ticking along nicely. And as we know, what will make the football always smile that wee bit more and a bit more creative is the level of player.


So, we hope we can do that and then we'll be, hopefully by the end of the month, in a really good place.”

 

His style just doesn't excite me anymore. Control is the right word he uses. He's so fixated on this control pish that he forgets that for us fans football is also a form of entertainment and a way to relax after a long working week. Winning is great, and yeah, we are so blessed and spoilt as Celtic supporters that we won so many trophees in the last 15 years, but that also, for me, shifts the focus more on the entertainment side of the sport.

Last autumn I thought that Rodgers' figured it out as we played defensive sound but much more determined attacking football. It felt like the best out of Ange's and Rodgers' style. But for the second half of the season we reverted back to Rodgers' sidepassing orgies and the wish to carry the ball into the goal.

I don't think it's the lack of players' quality alone. But I it also doesn't make any sense to me that he stays at us, when he doesn't get any support by the board. He is a brilliant coach but the way it is going it doesn't make sense for him or us to drag on.

Just hope we can manage to win the league against all obstacles the board throws into our way and he can leave with his head held high!

 

Teams know how we play now and are better at setting up to restrict us. His style is to use the wide outlets to attack from as normally there is more room out there, especially in SPL where teams typically pack the centre more.

But you can see regularly now that teams are cutting off the spaces out wide. Often have 2 v 1 or 3 v 2 against us there and we are getting less productivity.

There is a quality issue in addition to that, which compounds things but we could definately do with a bit of a refresh. Or at least allow players the freedom to play whats in front of them a bit more. So many times I see our passes to the wide players read by opposition and cut out or we pass to a wide player who is marked. If the space isnt there out wide we need to be better at creating it and finding it elsewhere I think.

 

100% was one of the ones who didn't want him back.
100% want him to be successful with us.
100% anyone who want us to fail to prove they were right are wrong uns.

 

When is the deadline for registering new players for the playoff

 

Thursday I think

 

Only had since 10th of June... just a hunch, but I think we may fail to meet this date.

 

Plenty time...

 

Think we are in the same situation as his first transfer window back. Rodgers is asking for targets the club won't pay for or believe are good picks.

He's going in the huff and not willing to consider others recommendations.

Bit of a stalemate but don't think Rodgers is blame free at all.

 

Great win today under the circumstances. I think wide players are so important in his football which makes it all the more frustrating we are playing a 34 year old Forrest (who I think is still top btw) and Maeda who i think is far more suited to playing through the middle.

 

Not sure where what you are talking about in terms of signing players for the sake of it. Where did you get that from?

 

The first transfer window was a complete and utter disaster. The club had clearly identified targets who were coming in under Ange. We ended up filling our squad with dross. So if Rodgers is saying no to similar signings, thank *.

 

Someone needs to ask him directly. You've mentioned wanting quality in. Especially the forward areas. Its been 2 months of the window. Whats stopping the club getting this quality. Its not cash, is it recruitment or what?

* the niceties. Getting * all else from the club. Is it a scouting or recruitment issue.

 

I suspect hes said no thanks to the initial targets hes been presented with. Hes mentioned a few times about the need for quality and the right sort of player. The stuff hes said about the clubs ambition and how he wants the best version of Celtic possible.

To me this says hes not on the same page as the recruitment and isnt happy with what hes been presented with so far.

 

Bruem is definitely not a Rodgers player I would say. Hes the kind of player Rodgers is trying to move on from. Young, fairly raw, no experience in one of the top leagues or European football. Hes they type of guy the recruitment team would like.

We have been hanging around tracking these Balikwisha and Bruem types for a while but havent sealed the deal because I think Rodgers is looking for more established quality. They are players that fit the clubs profile but not Rodgers.

Think there is definitely a problem with the recruitment and Rodgers being on a different wavelength.

 

My take on it is I don't think he feels the players he's been offered are better than what he has and he's grudgingly accepting them (i.e Inamura) or just straight out rejecting them. I think he prob wants us to push the boat out for a better quality of player and for whatever reason the board are holding back.

 

Honestly think they sort of guys are pure Rodgers, he has experience in Maeda, Forrest… the young winger who hasn’t been cemented into other teams and coaches styles and what they want. He has shown throughout his career he loves moulding a winger into what he thinks is best, and hes good at it

 

No for me this guy Bruem is typical of the sort of player the clubs recruitment team target. Hes young, relatively cheap, outside the big leagues, potential but not the finished article, if he comes good big profit making potential. Similar profile to your Nawrockis, Lagerbielkes etc. May come good, may not.

I think Rodgers wants players in now that are beyond development potential and ones he feels could make an instant impact in the Champions League. I think he prefers to look at the English leagues as he knows those leagues well and feels he knows what it takes for a player to do well in them. And thats a more reliable indicator than the types of leagues the club likes to buy from - the cheaper leagues like you Asias, Scandis etc