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Brendan Rodgers; "I was born into Celtic"
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2 Feb 2017, 12:30 AM
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2 Feb 2017, 01:21 AM
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AFTER watching his team establish a 25-point lead at the top of the SPFL Premiership following tonight’s 1-0 win over Aberdeen, Brendan Rodgers has stated that his team will not slack off in their search for further success. With 67 points garnered out of a possible 69 in the league, the champions are on a seemingly unstoppable winning streak now stretching to 18 games in a row and they remain unbeaten in domestic football since the Irishman took over in the summer. However, despite the massive gap between the Bhoys and their closest rivals at the summit of the table, the manager insists there will be no let-up. “The next target’s to win against St Johnstone,” he said after tonight’s deserved 1-0 win over the Dons, courtesy of Dedryck Boyata’s second-half header. “I said to the players before the game that it was February 3 last year they played against Aberdeen in a similar sort of timeline away but they lost the game and Aberdeen went three points behind Celtic. “I said if you win this game tonight, in less than a year you go 27 points in front of them. That difference and how you create that means you can’t go soft and you have to push. You have to keep fighting so let’s make sure. We’ve got a record number of wins, great, but we’re not going soft. We have to fight, we have to be relentless and we have to win, and they did that. “We’re 27 ahead of Aberdeen, 25 ahead of the others and what we’re trying to create is an attitude for the next four or five years and beyond. That means we have an obligation to play well and win games. “You can’t ask any more of what they’re doing at the moment. You look at their energy in the game to press, to defend was fantastic, but win the next game is always the target.” http://www.celticfc.net/news/12026
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2 Feb 2017, 01:22 AM
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What a manager we have
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2 Feb 2017, 01:30 AM
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2 Feb 2017, 01:33 AM
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I think Brendan and Liverpool was Man U's Fergie moment - they kept Fergie when it was rocky cos they had faith; but Liverpool bottled it. Their loss our gain. He has more control at this club and it's a better location for his management skills to be best utilised.
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2 Feb 2017, 07:32 AM
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Last night was Rodgers' 40th game in charge: Won 30 (75%), Drawn 5 (12.5%), Lost 5 (12.5%). F90 A37 GD +53.
In that time he's won the first trophy of (hopefully) our treble, oversaw our joint-best league start ever, led us to 28 consecutive domestic games unbeaten this season, crushed the huns 3/3 times and currently we're 25 points clear after 23 games.
He become the first Celtic manager to qualify for the Champions League in his first season - seeing Celtic back after a 3 year absence - and despite ultimately finishing bottom, we got 3 valuable draws in a group of death. This included a phenomenal game ending Guardiola's winning run, and going desperately close to beating a Bundesliga team away from home. He made 2 monumental signings in Sinclair and Dembele, with Toure also pivotal in seeing us through the UCL qualifiers, and I have a good feeling about Eboue Kouassi.
He's demonstrated top class man management skills. Gordon, Gamboa, Boyata, Simunovic, Forrest, Brown, Armstrong, McGregor and Rogic have all to various degrees gained confidence, adapted their game, improved their work ethic or have simply contributed far more than was seen under the previous manager.
His success thus far has also signified a change in dynamics at the club. Unlike previous Celtic managers post-O'Neill, he has complete authority and control of the football department. He has installed tactical fluidity in any given game, and has shown to be able to make tough decisions i.e gradually diminishing Toure's role in the team (whether you agree or disagree), as well as proving he isn't stubborn when quickly ditching De Vries - someone he lavished with praise and heavily indicated would be Celtic's #1 - for Gordon to reclaim the mantle.
I'm not one for schmaltz but while it's always a joy being a Celtic fan, this season has been beyond my expectations and it's like last year never happened. I truly hope the juggernaut rolls on and on for many weeks, months and years to come with Brendan at the helm.
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2 Feb 2017, 07:56 AM
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Last night was Rodgers' 40th game in charge: Won 30 (75%), Drawn 5 (12.5%), Lost 5 (12.5%). F90 A37 GD +53.
In that time he's won the first trophy of (hopefully) our treble, oversaw our joint-best league start ever, led us to 28 consecutive domestic games unbeaten this season, crushed the huns 3/3 times and currently we're 25 points clear after 23 games.
He become the first Celtic manager to qualify for the Champions League in his first season - seeing Celtic back after a 3 year absence - and despite ultimately finishing bottom, we got 3 valuable draws in a group of death. This included a phenomenal game ending Guardiola's winning run, and going desperately close to beating a Bundesliga team away from home. He made 2 monumental signings in Sinclair and Dembele, with Toure also pivotal in seeing us through the UCL qualifiers, and I have a good feeling about Eboue Kouassi.
He's demonstrated top class man management skills. Gordon, Gamboa, Boyata, Simunovic, Forrest, Brown, Armstrong, McGregor and Rogic have all to various degrees gained confidence, adapted their game, improved their work ethic or have simply contributed far more than was seen under the previous manager.
His success thus far has also signified a change in dynamics at the club. Unlike previous Celtic managers post-O'Neill, he has complete authority and control of the football department. He has installed tactical fluidity in any given game, and has shown to be able to make tough decisions i.e gradually diminishing Toure's role in the team (whether you agree or disagree), as well as proving he isn't stubborn when quickly ditching De Vries - someone he lavished with praise and heavily indicated would be Celtic's #1 - for Gordon to reclaim the mantle.
I'm not one for schmaltz but while it's always a joy being a Celtic fan, this season has been beyond my expectations and it's like last year never happened. I truly hope the juggernaut rolls on and on for many weeks, months and years to come with Brendan at the helm.
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2 Feb 2017, 09:41 AM
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I think Brendan and Liverpool was Man U's Fergie moment - they kept Fergie when it was rocky cos they had faith; but Liverpool bottled it. Their loss our gain. I think it's becoming clear that Brendan is a visionary manager who has more than just a winning team to build -- he wants to build a club, a legacy. He is more like Big Jock and Bill Shankly than he is like Mourinho and Pep, who want to be successful for their own ego and don't give a scheidt for what follows them. That's not to say Brendan doesn't have an ego!
I don't know what went wrong for Brendan at Liverpool -- it's too simplistic just to say Suarez left -- but whatever it was it's our gain. I think they would have given him more time but Klopp made it known Liverpool was a club be admired and their board reacted like a spotty teenager being passed a note saying the beautiful new bird in class fancied him. Klopp was their nocturnal emission and it's got a bit messy for them.
The right man at the right club at the right time -- what did we all do to deserve this?
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2 Feb 2017, 10:15 AM
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I think Brendan and Liverpool was Man U's Fergie moment - they kept Fergie when it was rocky cos they had faith; but Liverpool bottled it. Their loss our gain.
I think it's becoming clear that Brendan is a visionary manager who has more than just a winning team to build -- he wants to build a club, a legacy. He is more like Big Jock and Bill Shankly than he is like Mourinho and Pep, who want to be successful for their own ego and don't give a scheidt for what follows them. That's not to say Brendan doesn't have an ego! I don't know what went wrong for Brendan at Liverpool -- it's too simplistic just to say Suarez left -- but whatever it was it's our gain. I think they would have given him more time but Klopp made it known Liverpool was a club be admired and their board reacted like a spotty teenager being passed a note saying the beautiful new bird in class fancied him. Klopp was their nocturnal emission and it's got a bit messy for them. The right man at the right club at the right time -- what did we all do to deserve this? I think the problem was signings being taken out of his hands.
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2 Feb 2017, 10:22 AM
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what we’re trying to create is an attitude for the next four or five years and beyond
STAUNER ALERT.
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2 Feb 2017, 10:45 AM
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A touch of class from Brendan last night when he pushed Boyata towards the support for applause at the end.
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2 Feb 2017, 10:48 AM
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A touch of class from Brendan last night when he pushed Boyata towards the support for applause at the end. Any footage of that? Or extended highlights?
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2 Feb 2017, 10:51 AM
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The right man at the right club at the right time -- what did we all do to deserve this? That's exactly it Torq.
Celtic and Brendan Rodgers were made for each other.
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2 Feb 2017, 10:54 AM
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The right man at the right club at the right time -- what did we all do to deserve this?
That's exactly it Torq. Celtic and Brendan Rodgers were made for each other. Correct.
What a time it is.
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The right man at the right club at the right time -- what did we all do to deserve this?
That's exactly it Torq. Celtic and Brendan Rodgers were made for each other.
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what did we all do to deserve this?
Suffer the Deila years?
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2 Feb 2017, 11:20 AM
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what we’re trying to create is an attitude for the next four or five years and beyond
STAUNER ALERT. His man management is unreal, taking Boyata to the crowd was brilliant.
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A touch of class from Brendan last night when he pushed Boyata towards the support for applause at the end. The man just exudes class in everything he says and does.
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What did we all do to deserve this? We support Celtic :D
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The right man at the right club at the right time -- what did we all do to deserve this?
That's exactly it Torq. Celtic and Brendan Rodgers were made for each other.
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what did we all do to deserve this?
Suffer the Deila years? There are clubs who would put stars on their shirts for two leagues and a cup in two years.
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Don't know if this has been posted but it's a nice piece.
Brendan Rodgers pays moving tribute to Celtic icon Tommy Burns: He was sent from Heaven as a saint to be a Celt Rodgers revealed his admiration for the late, great Celtic icon after attending this year's Tommy Burns Supper at Celtic Park.
Spoiler: click to toggle BYMICHAEL GANNON Brendan Rodgers last week attended his first Burns supper but it wasn’t the legendary Scottish bard who he was quoting and toasting. The Hoops boss raised a glass to the poet of Parkhead and the man who he reckons was a Heaven-sent saint for Celtic . The Tommy Burns Supper at Celtic Park last week brought together friends and family and former teammates of hero, who tragically passed away almost nine years ago. Rodgers forged a firm bond with Burns when the pair were together as coach and manager at Reading following the latter’s stint as Celts boss. And the Northern Irishman admitted it was special to be part of an emotional tribute to the Hoops legend. Speaking in this week’s edition of the Celtic View , Rodgers said: “I’d obviously heard of it and it’s now been happening for a number of years but it was a really nice evening. “It was well put together and it was great to celebrate the memory along with close teammates and friends of his. “It was nice meeting Tommy’s wife Rosemary again and have some of his family whom I haven’t seen for many years, and to evoke memories of him in what is a great season, and celebrate the life of an absolute legend of this club. “Someone said it on the night, and I thought this was a great description of him as a Celtic man, he was actually a saint that lived with the supporters and a saint that went on to play for Celtic. “He was sent from Heaven as a saint to be a Celt and to be in here and I thought that was quite poignant.” Rodgers has a sharpened sense of his Hoops heritage and he admitted he was thrilled his class of 2017 received the Lisbon Lions seal of approval. The current crop of Celtic broke the 50-year record of Jock Stein’s legends when they made it a 27-game unbeaten start to the domestic campaign with their 4-0 win against Hearts on Sunday. Rodgers admitted at the weekend it’s impossible to compare any Celtic side with the 1967 vintage who went on to win five trophies including the European Cup. But it was Lion John Clark was was first on the scene to offer his congratulations on behalf of the all-conquering side from the sixties. Rodgers said: “What I love about John and when I meet any of the Lions is that there are guys who’ve lived the life of a Lisbon Lion, played for the club and created this wonderful history which is celebrated with the supporters and I am only too aware of that. “What strikes me when I meet these men is the humility, what they achieved and the great history but how humble they all are. “John was actually the first guy to come in and congratulate me on the achievement. He was absolutely delighted that we have opened another page in the great history of this club.” Rodgers relished the record but he insisted the time to celebrate will come when the trophies are handed out at the end of the season. He said: “You’ve got no time to analyse and reflect so much now. That will take place at the end of the season when you can look over the course of the season in the numbers. “It’s more difficult now because you become and even bigger scalp so we have to be even tighter and have our spirit even stronger and continue to fight. “That’s what we’ll look to do. It’s something we are ready for, prepared for, but also focus on what we can control, which is what we do on a daily basis and what we do in the games.” Rodgers’s side have picked up where they left off after the winter break and the boss was delighted his club managed to keep hold of striker Moussa Dembele despite Chelsea showing interest. The forward was forced to miss out at the weekend with a knee problem and with Leigh Griffiths also out injured - Celtic managed to thump the Jambos without a front man. Rodgers insisted his side don’t need a striker - as long as they play like a team. He said: “It’s not what we rely on - our reliance is on the team ethos. When I first came in here I was pretty clear in saying there was no individual who’s bigger than the team. “Of course when you have no strikers you have to be creative. The key is making everyone recognise and understand they are part of it. “Some will play a greater part than the others, but you can’t do it on your own. It’s very much a squad game and for that everyone has to be respected and ready to participate. “We came back out of the winter break looking to solidify a lot of the principles of our game like defensive qualities, our attacking qualities and in the first three games we kept clean sheets and scored goals. “The Hearts game was always going to be a test for us but how we dealt with it, again, showed the real fitness of the players. “We had to wait until the last 15 minutes to really close the game out and to do that you have to be fit and strong. It’s something we’ve shown so I can’t speak highly enough about them. “But we want to do more and for that we have to keep improving.” http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/brendan-rodgers-pays-moving-tribute-9739042
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