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Brendan Rodgers; "I was born into Celtic"
Topic Started: 20 May 2016, 05:06 PM (2,288,397 Views)
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NIR BITTON is set to stay at Celtic after Espanyol refused to pay the £10m asking price for the midfielder.

The Spanish club had offered £6m and believed that would be enough to prise the Israeli international away from Parkhead.

However, Celtic have played hardball and refused to budge from their original figure and Espanyol, who were keen on Bitton, have backed off and are not expected to return with an increased offer.

This is good news for Brendan Rodgers who is a fan of Bitton. Celtic will play a 4-3-3 formation this season and Bitton, for the moment at least, is his favourite to sit deep in the middle of midfield.

Arsenal remain interested in the player, who signed a long-term contract a year ago, but Celtic have made it clear he will not be going on the cheap.

Rodgers has been delighted with all his squad by the way they have worked in their two-week stay in Slovenia.

And while the goal-less draw with Maribor on Saturday night was some distance away from being a good game, one again the manager was happy to see the team carrying out his orders.

Rodgers said: "Because these teams are unknown, then people take it for granted that you can turn up and win these types of games, whether it’s a competition or pre-season.

“Maribor have qualified for the Champions League recently and ran Chelsea very close here. They are a good side and when they play at their own ground, they are very hard to beat. I thought our players were excellent.

“In terms of what I saw over the four games, we have only conceded one goal from open play over games, so our defensive organisation and our pressing has become very good.

“Our solidity and mentality has been excellent and that is something which is very important when you are trying to form a collective unity.

“We will get better offensively as time goes on and we work together but that collective idea to defend together and press together has been very pleasing and tonight was another good example of that.

“The four games have proved very beneficial for us and our opponents have got better as we have stepped up.

"It was another really good test for us tonight. Maribor, for five of the last six years have been Slovenian champions so it was really good exercise for us and the players coped and adapted really well in what were very hot conditions and the preparations for the game on Tuesday was perfect."

Rodgers will sign more players this summer, but has wanted to judge the ones already at the club and he has been impressed with what he has seen.

Speaking to the club website, he said: "It’s been an excellent tour for us,” continued the Hoops boss. “It’s only been 20 days since we have been together. I felt we left Lennoxtown, having worked well, and at the end of this 20-day period, we travel to our first European qualification game as a team.

“I have been overly pleased by the attitude of the players. There is still a long way to go before we are perfect but in terms of the attitude and what the players are trying to take no board, I have been delighted.

“It will be a tough game in Gibraltar but we are ready as we can be. We have piled as much work as we can into the last 20 days out here both on and off the pitch and we are ready as we can be for it.”
http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/sport/14610116.Nir_Bitton_stay_at_Celtic___for_the_moment/?
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We didn't really expect to get 10m for him surely? Should have accepted the 6. Could've got a defensive mid who isn't a shampoobag for that.
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Bitton - arsenal.... WTF
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Bitton - arsenal.... WTF
Gone to?
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McStay
11 Jul 2016, 04:04 AM
We didn't really expect to get 10m for him surely? Should have accepted the 6. Could've got a defensive mid who isn't a shampoobag for that.
Id have sold at £1m but then even £1m buys you a heart privately.
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11 Jul 2016, 07:47 AM
Bitton - arsenal.... WTF
Talented player, bit of a shampooebag when the going gets tough - sounds ideal for Arsenal tbh.
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Arsenal scout (at the time) Brian McDermott watched Niro in all the Europa league games he featured in
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11 Jul 2016, 08:07 AM
Hairytoes
11 Jul 2016, 07:47 AM
Bitton - arsenal.... WTF
Talented player, bit of a shampooebag when the going gets tough - sounds ideal for Arsenal tbh.
Lol, when you look at it like that, it makes perfect sense.
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10 Jul 2016, 10:53 PM
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NIR BITTON is set to stay at Celtic after Espanyol refused to pay the £10m asking price for the midfielder.

The Spanish club had offered £6m and believed that would be enough to prise the Israeli international away from Parkhead.

However, Celtic have played hardball and refused to budge from their original figure and Espanyol, who were keen on Bitton, have backed off and are not expected to return with an increased offer.

This is good news for Brendan Rodgers who is a fan of Bitton. Celtic will play a 4-3-3 formation this season and Bitton, for the moment at least, is his favourite to sit deep in the middle of midfield.

Arsenal remain interested in the player, who signed a long-term contract a year ago, but Celtic have made it clear he will not be going on the cheap.

Rodgers has been delighted with all his squad by the way they have worked in their two-week stay in Slovenia.

And while the goal-less draw with Maribor on Saturday night was some distance away from being a good game, one again the manager was happy to see the team carrying out his orders.

Rodgers said: "Because these teams are unknown, then people take it for granted that you can turn up and win these types of games, whether it’s a competition or pre-season.

“Maribor have qualified for the Champions League recently and ran Chelsea very close here. They are a good side and when they play at their own ground, they are very hard to beat. I thought our players were excellent.

“In terms of what I saw over the four games, we have only conceded one goal from open play over games, so our defensive organisation and our pressing has become very good.

“Our solidity and mentality has been excellent and that is something which is very important when you are trying to form a collective unity.

“We will get better offensively as time goes on and we work together but that collective idea to defend together and press together has been very pleasing and tonight was another good example of that.

“The four games have proved very beneficial for us and our opponents have got better as we have stepped up.

"It was another really good test for us tonight. Maribor, for five of the last six years have been Slovenian champions so it was really good exercise for us and the players coped and adapted really well in what were very hot conditions and the preparations for the game on Tuesday was perfect."

Rodgers will sign more players this summer, but has wanted to judge the ones already at the club and he has been impressed with what he has seen.

Speaking to the club website, he said: "It’s been an excellent tour for us,” continued the Hoops boss. “It’s only been 20 days since we have been together. I felt we left Lennoxtown, having worked well, and at the end of this 20-day period, we travel to our first European qualification game as a team.

“I have been overly pleased by the attitude of the players. There is still a long way to go before we are perfect but in terms of the attitude and what the players are trying to take no board, I have been delighted.

“It will be a tough game in Gibraltar but we are ready as we can be. We have piled as much work as we can into the last 20 days out here both on and off the pitch and we are ready as we can be for it.”
http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/sport/14610116.Nir_Bitton_stay_at_Celtic___for_the_moment/?
jeezo do they not proof read their articles?

'I was overly impressed' 'but in terms of the attitude and what the players are trying to take no board'


:twitch:
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markybhoy
11 Jul 2016, 08:58 AM
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10 Jul 2016, 10:53 PM
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NIR BITTON is set to stay at Celtic after Espanyol refused to pay the £10m asking price for the midfielder.

The Spanish club had offered £6m and believed that would be enough to prise the Israeli international away from Parkhead.

However, Celtic have played hardball and refused to budge from their original figure and Espanyol, who were keen on Bitton, have backed off and are not expected to return with an increased offer.

This is good news for Brendan Rodgers who is a fan of Bitton. Celtic will play a 4-3-3 formation this season and Bitton, for the moment at least, is his favourite to sit deep in the middle of midfield.

Arsenal remain interested in the player, who signed a long-term contract a year ago, but Celtic have made it clear he will not be going on the cheap.

Rodgers has been delighted with all his squad by the way they have worked in their two-week stay in Slovenia.

And while the goal-less draw with Maribor on Saturday night was some distance away from being a good game, one again the manager was happy to see the team carrying out his orders.

Rodgers said: "Because these teams are unknown, then people take it for granted that you can turn up and win these types of games, whether it’s a competition or pre-season.

“Maribor have qualified for the Champions League recently and ran Chelsea very close here. They are a good side and when they play at their own ground, they are very hard to beat. I thought our players were excellent.

“In terms of what I saw over the four games, we have only conceded one goal from open play over games, so our defensive organisation and our pressing has become very good.

“Our solidity and mentality has been excellent and that is something which is very important when you are trying to form a collective unity.

“We will get better offensively as time goes on and we work together but that collective idea to defend together and press together has been very pleasing and tonight was another good example of that.

“The four games have proved very beneficial for us and our opponents have got better as we have stepped up.

"It was another really good test for us tonight. Maribor, for five of the last six years have been Slovenian champions so it was really good exercise for us and the players coped and adapted really well in what were very hot conditions and the preparations for the game on Tuesday was perfect."

Rodgers will sign more players this summer, but has wanted to judge the ones already at the club and he has been impressed with what he has seen.

Speaking to the club website, he said: "It’s been an excellent tour for us,” continued the Hoops boss. “It’s only been 20 days since we have been together. I felt we left Lennoxtown, having worked well, and at the end of this 20-day period, we travel to our first European qualification game as a team.

“I have been overly pleased by the attitude of the players. There is still a long way to go before we are perfect but in terms of the attitude and what the players are trying to take no board, I have been delighted.

“It will be a tough game in Gibraltar but we are ready as we can be. We have piled as much work as we can into the last 20 days out here both on and off the pitch and we are ready as we can be for it.”
http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/sport/14610116.Nir_Bitton_stay_at_Celtic___for_the_moment/?
jeezo do they not proof read their articles?

'I was overly impressed' 'but in terms of the attitude and what the players are trying to take no board'


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Not a typo, that's exactly what he said :lol:
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Bitton is worth good money but his attitude is awful. Total coward and chucked it last season. I'll never be able to want him at Celtic after seeing him like that.
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He was one of my favourites, but something seriously went wrong with him.

Slows things down & turns into trouble all too often.
Gives away silly fouls & can't play the position that successive managers seem to try shoehorning him into.
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His cowardice in battle against the hun finished him for me.
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How can we turn down £6m? He's crap.
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I hope we can keep him, he's the best midfielder in the Country by an absolute mile, I know he was crap a lot of last season but I put that more down to the absolute guff that was Ronny Deila and the crap he filled the team with, in Europe Bitton was one of the few who actually looked like he belonged there, with a better manager, better organisation and a couple of better players around him he'd be a big asset for us, I'm glad we aren't allowing anyone to short change him, he's not irreplaceable but for the money they're talking (£6m) I'm glad they're seemingly telling them to bolt.
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culchie
11 Jul 2016, 02:05 PM
His cowardice in battle against the hun finished him for me.
same here

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11 Jul 2016, 04:03 PM
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11 Jul 2016, 02:05 PM
His cowardice in battle against the hun finished him for me.
same here

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:thumbsup: I find it almost impossible to forgive that display.
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Biton has his faults, but to suggest he is anything other than a good player is nonsense. He frustrates all if us at times but the ability is there and with the right formation / tactics he can shine again.

Unless we get our valuation / or very close to it, then keep and utilise to the best of his undoubted abilities.
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Is it not about time Southampton got their annual Celtic cheque made out?
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Why has bitton got two threads... :hmmm:
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