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Brendan Rodgers; "I was born into Celtic"
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Topic Started: 20 May 2016, 05:06 PM (2,288,064 Views)
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21 Apr 2017, 02:06 PM
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- 21 Apr 2017, 08:34 AM
I wonder how Brendan would handle Larsson, Hartson and Sutton, none of them 24hr athletes but all three at the top of their game with us, we all know Larsson liked a smoke and a bevvy and big John liked a big breakfast or two and a bevvy  and big Sutton could be an awkward carrot and liked a bevvy. Would Brendan drop any of them or just accept that they where that good he could let his usual standards slip with them, infact the same goes for most of that team at the time larsson liked the odd drink and smoke but you can hardly lump him in with the likes of hartson
he was an incredible athlete who put in a power of work off the field. you dont win the champions league at 35 years old for barcelona unless you are a model pro
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The Edge
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21 Apr 2017, 06:17 PM
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21 Apr 2017, 07:02 PM
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BR exudes cool, calm, collective, confidence
What a man(ager).
Let's do it for him
edit to add: 'everyone's fit'
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21 Apr 2017, 09:00 PM
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- 21 Apr 2017, 07:02 PM
BR exudes collective confidence And a Maoist too, just when I thought I couldn't like him any more.
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21 Apr 2017, 09:07 PM
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BR exudes collective confidence
And a Maoist too, just when I thought I couldn't like him any more. Nah. It was the last manager who had the Five Year Plan.
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21 Apr 2017, 11:09 PM
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“He’s coming into an interesting Scottish football league,” said the Celtic manager. “He’s looked to put his stamp on it – let’s see if he gets my team right.
“I said to him it’s a great job but he knows what Celtic’s about because he worked for the club for three years.
“I’m sure he’s a football guy and a passionate guy and he’ll look forward to the game at the weekend.”
Rodgers was in relaxed mood ahead of the game, a calmness perhaps drawn from the results that his squad have garnered this season. Excusing a blip against Gibraltar Red Imps and a mauling in the Nou Camp, this is a Celtic team that have reliably stood up when the occasion has demanded it.
“The players have been absolutely magnificent,” enthused Rodgers. “The way they’ve approached games, their appetite to learn and to work.
“There have been so many measures and landmarks along the way. Any wee set-backs that they’ve had which have been in the Champions League, they’ve bounced straight back and performed.
“They are hungry succeed. That’s what we’ve tried to really focus on this year – that relentless quest to improve and be better and to win.
“This is another opportunity for us to achieve in the Scottish Cup in a way we set out at the beginning of the season.”
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22 Apr 2017, 09:42 PM
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Get them telt Brendan. “Are we ready? We’ve been ready since the first game, so no change for us.”
Rangers played at their best in last derby match and could only manage a draw says Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers The Hoops boss admits his men were below their best but takes heart from the fact the Ibrox side could only manage a 1-1 draw.
Spoiler: click to toggle ByCraig Swan Brendan Rodgers doesn’t take his comfort from the Rangers games that Celtic have dominated. He takes the majority of his confidence into Hampden tomorrow from the one where they didn’t. Rodgers goes into the Scottish Cup semi-final showdown with a sparkling derby CV since arriving last summer. Victories at Parkhead and Ibrox in the Premiership. Success at the national stadium in the League Cup semi-final. These have been highlights in a stellar and unbeaten first domestic campaign as boss. There’s just one blip. The 1-1 draw in Glasgow’s East End in March has prevented the record so far being four from four for Rodgers. In most cases, you’d expect the manager to try to forget that one. Put it out of mind. Not Rodgers. As far as he’s concerned, seeing his team perform below par and still managing to snare a draw while Rangers potentially played at their maximum is almost as much of a morale boost as the hat-trick of wins. Rodgers is too clever to say it but the rest of the footballing world can see from that afternoon six weeks ago if Celtic don’t under-perform again and play to their full power at Hampden, they will win. The fact Celtic have rarely failed to hit heights this term is also a major positive going into the crunch. And looking back to that last clash Rodgers said: “We did not play so well but should have won. We were up in the game and didn’t quite react to the second phase of a free-kick late on. “We had an opportunity to win it but it’s okay. We can’t be perfect. We take great strength from the fact we didn’t play so well, Rangers probably played as well as they’ll play and we still drew. “I said at the time, it was a wee reminder we need to be playing well and performing well. You can sometimes perform well and lose and I will always take that but this is a different game coming at a different moment. “The players have been absolutely magnificent. The way they’ve approached games, their appetite to learn and to work. They have shown many times this season, in pressure moments and pressure matches they can deal with that. “There have been so many measures and landmarks along the way and any wee setbacks that they’ve had which have been in the Champions League, they’ve bounced straight back. “They are hungry to succeed. That’s what we’ve tried to really focus on this year. That relentless quest to improve and be better and to win. Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers says Don Robertson's hopes of being a top ref will be over if he makes another high profile blunder “This is another opportunity for us to achieve in the Scottish Cup in a way we set out at the beginning of the season. We’ve had a good preparation into it, players are available and all are focused on it. “We don’t just turn up every day and make it up. There’s a periodised programme we have for our technical and tactical work and for our physicality. I said a few weeks back we wanted to arrive into this game at optimum level and that meant availability, confidence and the nature of our game. “That’s what we do. We can’t be any more prepared and we can’t have any more players available.” Given the fact Rodgers has switched his team around and still been able to go 40 domestic games unbeaten has to be an ominous sign for Rangers. But Light Blues morale is rising under new boss Pedro Caixinha. Results have improved and crucially, the Ibrox team are not as open and defensively weak as they were under Mark Warburton. Rodgers said: “They look as if they go direct at times. Martyn Waghorn is taking long throws into the box. I noticed that. “Pedro has come in and has his own ideas, ways of working and he wants to set them up in a slightly different way. “They still look to play, they’re still open. But they look a little more pragmatic and not maybe so keen to play short or pass it, they’re happy to go longer.” Tomorrow is also the third successive game against Celtic where Rangers have a new manager after Warburton and Graeme Murty. But Rodgers doesn’t appear to care. With such an outstanding record this term, his team have no reason to change their ways to suit opponents and the gaffer won’t be doing so. Rodgers said: “Even though this is the fifth time we’ve played them and we know a lot of the players, we still make the same study and analysis as we did the first game. “We’re looking at the details and what we think we can exploit. It makes no difference to us. It’s just an observation from watching them but we have an identity, we have a way of playing. It doesn’t matter what system we play, the style will always be the same.” It’s a style that has brought Celtic terrific success this term and transformed them from the stumbling outfit that lost this semi-final a year ago under Ronny Deila into swaggering champions. The progress has been startling since that day that convinced club chiefs to axe the Norwegian and go for the ex-boss of Liverpool. Rodgers said: “I can only really answer about the progression since I came in. Last season in that game, Rangers were high in confidence, up in the Championship and getting ready to come up. “Celtic were in that wee phase towards the end of the season where the timing and the moment was maybe difficult for them. “Even though Celtic didn’t play so well they could still have won the game and arguably, should have won the game. “Rangers deserved to win it but it’s a different coach, different team, different mentality, as we’ve seen throughout the season. “I’ve been very lucky in my career to be involved in huge games, derby games, high-profile games. But probably none better than this. It’s an incredible high you get and we hope to continue that. “Are we ready? We’ve been ready since the first game, so no change for us.” http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/rangers-played-best-last-derby-10273392
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22 Apr 2017, 11:12 PM
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Arsenal might be needing a new manager, mind. Or somebody else.
A few things concerning Celtic have passed me lately, but has Rodgers recently commented on his future at Celtic?
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22 Apr 2017, 11:13 PM
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- 22 Apr 2017, 11:12 PM
Arsenal might be needing a new manager, mind. Or somebody else.
A few things concerning Celtic have passed me lately, but has Rodgers recently commented on his future at Celtic? Come again?
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22 Apr 2017, 11:13 PM
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- 22 Apr 2017, 11:12 PM
Arsenal might be needing a new manager, mind. Or somebody else.
A few things concerning Celtic have passed me lately, but has Rodgers recently commented on his future at Celtic? He signed a new four year deal a few weeks ago.
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22 Apr 2017, 11:14 PM
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Arsenal might be needing a new manager, mind. Or somebody else.
A few things concerning Celtic have passed me lately, but has Rodgers recently commented on his future at Celtic? Eh?? Apart from him signing a 4 year contract?
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22 Apr 2017, 11:16 PM
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Arsenal might be needing a new manager, mind. Or somebody else.
A few things concerning Celtic have passed me lately, but has Rodgers recently commented on his future at Celtic?
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22 Apr 2017, 11:19 PM
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- 22 Apr 2017, 11:12 PM
Arsenal might be needing a new manager, mind. Or somebody else.
A few things concerning Celtic have passed me lately, but has Rodgers recently commented on his future at Celtic? I can think of at least one thing you may have missed.
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22 Apr 2017, 11:23 PM
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Arsenal might be needing a new manager, mind. Or somebody else.
A few things concerning Celtic have passed me lately, but has Rodgers recently commented on his future at Celtic?
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22 Apr 2017, 11:26 PM
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Arsenal might be needing a new manager, mind. Or somebody else.
A few things concerning Celtic have passed me lately, but has Rodgers recently commented on his future at Celtic?
He signed a new four year deal a few weeks ago. Which for Arsenal mean they have to offer a bit more. Strange if none of the bigger clubs have Rodgers on their list.
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22 Apr 2017, 11:29 PM
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Arsenal might be needing a new manager, mind. Or somebody else.
A few things concerning Celtic have passed me lately, but has Rodgers recently commented on his future at Celtic?
He signed a new four year deal a few weeks ago.
Which for Arsenal mean they have to offer a bit more. Strange if none of the bigger clubs have Rodgers on their list. Agreed. I've already said my goodbyes.
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22 Apr 2017, 11:30 PM
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Stop Norwegian Plastic... stop.
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22 Apr 2017, 11:40 PM
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Arsenal might be needing a new manager, mind. Or somebody else.
A few things concerning Celtic have passed me lately, but has Rodgers recently commented on his future at Celtic?
I can think of at least one thing you may have missed.  Yeah, well, not been following Celtic quite as close as I used to lately, so please have be excused :p Am I still allowed to post?
Just talking from my ass here, and I´m sure nobody in here reeeally want the discussion, but a club like Arsenal - which could be a great match for Rodgers - may not see a contract as a hinderance for making an approach. Long term contracts are not always long term plans.
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22 Apr 2017, 11:56 PM
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23 Apr 2017, 12:01 AM
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Arsenal might be needing a new manager, mind. Or somebody else.
A few things concerning Celtic have passed me lately, but has Rodgers recently commented on his future at Celtic?
I can think of at least one thing you may have missed. 
Yeah, well, not been following Celtic quite as close as I used to lately, so please have be excused :p Am I still allowed to post? Just talking from my ass here, and I´m sure nobody in here reeeally want the discussion, but a club like Arsenal - which could be a great match for Rodgers - may not see a contract as a hinderance for making an approach. Long term contracts are not always long term plans. Ha det
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