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Brendan Rodgers; "I was born into Celtic"
Topic Started: 20 May 2016, 05:06 PM (2,287,951 Views)
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CELTIC boss Brendan Rodgers has urged his side to seize the initiative against Anderlecht tomorrow night as the battle to remain in Europe beyond the New Year gets serious.

The Hoops head to Brussels looking to get their first Champions League points on the board in the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium.

Both teams are realistically playing for the Europa League place that comes with finishing third, given that their Group B rivals are big-hitters Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich.

Anderlecht sacked coach Rene Weiler after a poor start to the season and Rodgers believes that makes their hosts even more of an unknown quantity, as Celtic aim to bounce back from their opening 5-0 humbling against PSG.

He said: “Two of the teams in the group are the favourites for the competition and then we have Anderlecht, who we feel we have an opportunity with home and away.

“They have had a wee bit of an upheaval losing their manager and you don’t know how that goes sometimes.

“We go into it with confidence but these games at this level will be very tough.

“Last year was a great experience for us as we hadn’t been in the Champions League for a few years.

“For a club which wants to be in the Champions League regularly you need to have a philosophy as a club, which is about your standards, and be as high as you possibly can.

“The players have been brilliant. They come in every day, they are outstanding, and they take that quality into the game.

“I hear Pep Guardiola talk about how young Manchester City are in Europe. If you think of the level of players they have then for the likes of Celtic coming into the Champions League it is a huge ask for us.

“Our job over the next few years is to ensure we’re in the Champions League and try to be in European football beyond Christmas.

“That would be success for us and you never know what could happen from there.

“A lot of the boys are still developing and growing.

“It is an achievement just to qualify for the Champions League because of everything you need to go through pre-season.

“That is why you win your title and try to get through a tough qualifying process – to get in with the best teams in the world.

“It is a really exciting time and we are all loving the games and the pressure around it.

“If you are at a club like Celtic you are at one of the great, iconic clubs of the world. Your standards have to be high. We’ve tried to create an environment where you start from scratch every day.

“There is a demand on you at Celtic to win and in the best way you can.”

Moussa Dembele is still edging back to full fitness and won’t be rushed, with Leigh Griffiths leading the line with some distinction against Rangers on Saturday.

Rodgers said: “Moussa has been out for a wee while but it’s nice to have him back. He has worked very hard and to have him on the bench ready to come on was great.

“Odsonne Edouard has big talent as well. I rate him highly and he wasn’t even in the squad at the weekend.

“It is nice to have Dedryck Boyata too. He has done great for me. It was his second game back from injury and there is a real depth to the squad now.”
http://www.express.co.uk/Celtic-Anderlecht
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CELTIC boss Brendan Rodgers has urged his side to seize the initiative against Anderlecht tomorrow night as the battle to remain in Europe beyond the New Year gets serious.

The Hoops head to Brussels looking to get their first Champions League points on the board in the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium.

Both teams are realistically playing for the Europa League place that comes with finishing third, given that their Group B rivals are big-hitters Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich.

Anderlecht sacked coach Rene Weiler after a poor start to the season and Rodgers believes that makes their hosts even more of an unknown quantity, as Celtic aim to bounce back from their opening 5-0 humbling against PSG.

He said: “Two of the teams in the group are the favourites for the competition and then we have Anderlecht, who we feel we have an opportunity with home and away.

“They have had a wee bit of an upheaval losing their manager and you don’t know how that goes sometimes.

“We go into it with confidence but these games at this level will be very tough.

“Last year was a great experience for us as we hadn’t been in the Champions League for a few years.

“For a club which wants to be in the Champions League regularly you need to have a philosophy as a club, which is about your standards, and be as high as you possibly can.

“The players have been brilliant. They come in every day, they are outstanding, and they take that quality into the game.

“I hear Pep Guardiola talk about how young Manchester City are in Europe. If you think of the level of players they have then for the likes of Celtic coming into the Champions League it is a huge ask for us.

“Our job over the next few years is to ensure we’re in the Champions League and try to be in European football beyond Christmas.

“That would be success for us and you never know what could happen from there.

“A lot of the boys are still developing and growing.

“It is an achievement just to qualify for the Champions League because of everything you need to go through pre-season.

“That is why you win your title and try to get through a tough qualifying process – to get in with the best teams in the world.

“It is a really exciting time and we are all loving the games and the pressure around it.

“If you are at a club like Celtic you are at one of the great, iconic clubs of the world. Your standards have to be high. We’ve tried to create an environment where you start from scratch every day.

“There is a demand on you at Celtic to win and in the best way you can.”

Moussa Dembele is still edging back to full fitness and won’t be rushed, with Leigh Griffiths leading the line with some distinction against Rangers on Saturday.

Rodgers said: “Moussa has been out for a wee while but it’s nice to have him back. He has worked very hard and to have him on the bench ready to come on was great.

“Odsonne Edouard has big talent as well. I rate him highly and he wasn’t even in the squad at the weekend.

“It is nice to have Dedryck Boyata too. He has done great for me. It was his second game back from injury and there is a real depth to the squad now.”
http://www.express.co.uk/Celtic-Anderlecht
That reads like they've listened to his chat on talk sport this morning & made an 'interview' out of it.
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CELTIC boss Brendan Rodgers has urged his side to seize the initiative against Anderlecht tomorrow night as the battle to remain in Europe beyond the New Year gets serious.

The Hoops head to Brussels looking to get their first Champions League points on the board in the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium.

Both teams are realistically playing for the Europa League place that comes with finishing third, given that their Group B rivals are big-hitters Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich.

Anderlecht sacked coach Rene Weiler after a poor start to the season and Rodgers believes that makes their hosts even more of an unknown quantity, as Celtic aim to bounce back from their opening 5-0 humbling against PSG.

He said: “Two of the teams in the group are the favourites for the competition and then we have Anderlecht, who we feel we have an opportunity with home and away.

“They have had a wee bit of an upheaval losing their manager and you don’t know how that goes sometimes.

“We go into it with confidence but these games at this level will be very tough.

“Last year was a great experience for us as we hadn’t been in the Champions League for a few years.

“For a club which wants to be in the Champions League regularly you need to have a philosophy as a club, which is about your standards, and be as high as you possibly can.

“The players have been brilliant. They come in every day, they are outstanding, and they take that quality into the game.

“I hear Pep Guardiola talk about how young Manchester City are in Europe. If you think of the level of players they have then for the likes of Celtic coming into the Champions League it is a huge ask for us.

“Our job over the next few years is to ensure we’re in the Champions League and try to be in European football beyond Christmas.

“That would be success for us and you never know what could happen from there.

“A lot of the boys are still developing and growing.

“It is an achievement just to qualify for the Champions League because of everything you need to go through pre-season.

“That is why you win your title and try to get through a tough qualifying process – to get in with the best teams in the world.

“It is a really exciting time and we are all loving the games and the pressure around it.

“If you are at a club like Celtic you are at one of the great, iconic clubs of the world. Your standards have to be high. We’ve tried to create an environment where you start from scratch every day.

“There is a demand on you at Celtic to win and in the best way you can.”

Moussa Dembele is still edging back to full fitness and won’t be rushed, with Leigh Griffiths leading the line with some distinction against Rangers on Saturday.

Rodgers said: “Moussa has been out for a wee while but it’s nice to have him back. He has worked very hard and to have him on the bench ready to come on was great.

“Odsonne Edouard has big talent as well. I rate him highly and he wasn’t even in the squad at the weekend.

“It is nice to have Dedryck Boyata too. He has done great for me. It was his second game back from injury and there is a real depth to the squad now.”
http://www.express.co.uk/Celtic-Anderlecht
That reads like they've listened to his chat on talk sport this morning & made an 'interview' out of it.
Yes and they got us playing tommorow night also. Amateurish.
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Yes indeed..amateurish is exactly right.."pooled" media chatter filched and reproduced as "exclusives";lazy and usually coked up churnalists is mainly my experience of occasionally,unfortunately,havin to deal with much of this sub-species.

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If we can keep improving and get that figure up to 90% then possession would be 9/10ths of the baw.
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If we can keep improving and get that figure up to 90% then possession would be 9/10ths of the baw.
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We have an incredible, talented, superb top flight Manager :worthy: who lives and breathes football for Celtic to succeed - Brendan Rodgers is managing HIS club and knows he is exactly where he belongs. :rocker:

Long may it continue.
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IF you forgive the hyperbole, which can be tricky when talking football, this evening is the first leg of what for Celtic is a two-match Champions League final.

Should Brendan Rodgers’s players manage to win here against Anderlecht in Brussels, most would have them as the serious favourites to get through to the Europa League knock-out matches as the third-place team behind Bayern Munich and Paris St Germain, although it was interesting to hear the Celtic manager adamantly refusing to believe a point could not be taken from such European royalty over the course.

However, that is for later. All that matters here and now is that Celtic avoid defeat. Rodgers would take a draw, albeit victory would show how far this side have come in 15 months.

Martin O’Neill never won a Champions League game away from Celtic Park. Neither did Gordon Strachan. The only man to do so since the European Cup, as many of us still call it, was transformed in 1992 is Neil Lennon.

That last and solitary win came at Spartak Moscow in 2012.

Celtic drew away against Borussia Monchengladbach and Manchester City last season, two games they could have won it must be said, and the question now is does this Rodgers' team have it in them to do what so many previous eras filled with great players failed?

“You can take it two ways,” said the Northern Irishman. “You can either embrace it and look forward to the challenge of it – or not. For us, the mentality we try to create is to look to be defensively strong and play the game we play at home when we are away from home.

“Of course, you know you are going to have to show moments of resilience to cope with other pressures away from home, especially at this level. But in the main, we look forward to trying to play our game. That’s all we try to do in this competition.”

Anderlecht are no world beaters but they would not need to be to beat Celtic, and that is with every due respect to this group of Invincibles who have now gone 57 domestic games unbeaten.

PSG and Bayern are in a different universe; the Belgians are not. They may have suffered their worst start to the domestic season since 1998 but who in their right mind would rule out the best team in Belgium beating the best from Scotland?

“In a football sense, there are some fantastic players in Belgium,” said Rodgers. “You only need to look at the era they are in now. With a population of around 10million, the players they produce are very, very good.

“If you look at the other champions we have played – Astana were a good side, Rosenborg beat Ajax who were the Europa League finalists last season. Anderlecht reached the quarter-finals of the Europa League, so they are still a very tough opponent.

“They are no mugs, they are a good side with a good history. They haven’t started the season as they would have wanted but the Champions League is a great motivating factor for them to kick on.”

So, is it the case that these two games with Anderlecht are Celtic’s only chance of third place? It would appear so from the outside but Rodgers, as you would expect, is not ruling out a win in Paris or taking something from either match against Bayern.

“Listen, you go into those games believing you can get a result,” said the Celtic manager. “But it’s logical, really, that if PSG bring their A-game and we bring our A-game, then PSG win.

“That’s simple and that’s not killing a dream or bursting any sort of bubble. I’m a realist, you know. But we will always look to plan to win. And hopefully over the coming seasons we can do that.

“We want the name of Celtic and the representation of Scotland to go as far as we possibly can. We know how difficult it is but that shouldn’t stop us looking to fight for that.

"So that’s something we want to be able to do. If we can carry the team and carry the club into those latter stages then, of course, there are many benefits from that.”

Rodgers returned to the theme of Celtic going at Anderlecht tonight rather than sitting back, keeping things tight and hoping something happens in front of their goal. Apart from anything else, Celtic are not particularly good at such defensive tactics.

“A positive result for us is important. Our plan is to win the game. If it ends in a draw and that’s where we’re at, then there are still other games in the group where, you just never know, you can pick up points.

“I watched Bayern Munich last week against Wolfsburg and they looked comfortable at 2-0 up. Most people watching it might have thought it would have ended up four or five. But the opponent came back and drew 2-2, which was unexpected.

“So you just never know where the points will come from. If you are solely looking at the games against Anderlecht, then to get a win or a draw here – and the other games in the group map out as people think – then that leaves you with a home game against Anderlecht to try and progress. You’d be happy with that.”

We shall soon find out whether Celtic can put a smile on their manager’s face.
http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/Rodgers_out_to_play


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BRENDAN RODGERS last night promised the Celtic supporters their team would not repeat their timid performance of the mauling of Paris St Germain in their vital match with Anderlecht because lessons had been learned from that tough night.

It is commonly perceived that whoever comes out on top between the teams from pot three and four will finish third and drop into the Europa League group stages after Christmas, which is the Celtic manager’s aim for this season.

Anderlecht are on 40,000eruos a man to win this evening in the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium and the Scots’ bonus will most likely not be far off that figure, which highlights how much is at stake.

Rodgers admitted that 5-0 home defeat in the first Champions League group match was a reality check for a group of players used to winning all the time; however, he spoke confidently about Celtic playing their normal positive game in the Belgian capital which they were unable to do a fortnight ago.

“I think games like the PSG one are little reality checks,” said the Celtic manager. “That’s what it’s like at this level. I always tend to think there is learning in every situation. It’s about facing problems you want to solve afterwards.

“Obviously, they’re very humbling experiences them, for players. It’s boys who are used to winning and when you come up against that level of play at the very top level of the game then it’s tough and it’s humbling.

“But we’ve got an honest group. They’ve got spirit and we feel they’ll improve over the course of the campaign. We saw that last year too. We’ll do everything we can to fight for the result, whoever we play.”

“I think that game was one where it was understandable. We all looked at that one, we didn’t plan and focus on being that timid in the game. But this is a level where you are learning all the time.

“Just because we have been on the run we’ve been on for the last 15 months or so doesn’t mean you’re not susceptible to not good performances.

“I think the players in terms of what they have given the club and the nation in terms of performance has been outstanding, but every now and then against the top players in world football they might just miss it.”

And Rodgers, who has no injury worries following Saturday’s win over Rangers, wanted the players had to believe simply reaching the group stages was not the be-all for a club such as Celtic.

“It’s important for us as a team and a club that we don’t just see the qualification as the success, I want to try to create a mentality here that we can come and believe that we can get a result wherever we go,” he said.

“That’s going to be over time, to have the confidence at this level.

“Listen, with all the will in the world it can be tough against these types of teams, it can be very difficult. The lesson learned for us in that first game means we hope to be better in the future games.”

Rodgers was asked whether it money which motivates players at this level given what Anderlecht are on, something he dismissed.

“At this level, the resources and finances that you get if you progress can be worth it,” he said. “But I don’t think, for most footballers, it is a consequence of playing well. There are not so many who go into a game and think that’s why they want to win.

“In the Champions League it’s for a love of football and love of the game - for the spirit of the game and to perform. If you get the result, there is a consequence for that and for them that seems quite nice.”
http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/Brendan_bullish_ahead_of
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IF you forgive the hyperbole, which can be tricky when talking football, this evening is the first leg of what for Celtic is a two-match Champions League final.

Should Brendan Rodgers’s players manage to win here against Anderlecht in Brussels, most would have them as the serious favourites to get through to the Europa League knock-out matches as the third-place team behind Bayern Munich and Paris St Germain, although it was interesting to hear the Celtic manager adamantly refusing to believe a point could not be taken from such European royalty over the course.

However, that is for later. All that matters here and now is that Celtic avoid defeat. Rodgers would take a draw, albeit victory would show how far this side have come in 15 months.

Martin O’Neill never won a Champions League game away from Celtic Park. Neither did Gordon Strachan. The only man to do so since the European Cup, as many of us still call it, was transformed in 1992 is Neil Lennon.

That last and solitary win came at Spartak Moscow in 2012.

Celtic drew away against Borussia Monchengladbach and Manchester City last season, two games they could have won it must be said, and the question now is does this Rodgers' team have it in them to do what so many previous eras filled with great players failed?

“You can take it two ways,” said the Northern Irishman. “You can either embrace it and look forward to the challenge of it – or not. For us, the mentality we try to create is to look to be defensively strong and play the game we play at home when we are away from home.

“Of course, you know you are going to have to show moments of resilience to cope with other pressures away from home, especially at this level. But in the main, we look forward to trying to play our game. That’s all we try to do in this competition.”

Anderlecht are no world beaters but they would not need to be to beat Celtic, and that is with every due respect to this group of Invincibles who have now gone 57 domestic games unbeaten.

PSG and Bayern are in a different universe; the Belgians are not. They may have suffered their worst start to the domestic season since 1998 but who in their right mind would rule out the best team in Belgium beating the best from Scotland?

“In a football sense, there are some fantastic players in Belgium,” said Rodgers. “You only need to look at the era they are in now. With a population of around 10million, the players they produce are very, very good.

“If you look at the other champions we have played – Astana were a good side, Rosenborg beat Ajax who were the Europa League finalists last season. Anderlecht reached the quarter-finals of the Europa League, so they are still a very tough opponent.

“They are no mugs, they are a good side with a good history. They haven’t started the season as they would have wanted but the Champions League is a great motivating factor for them to kick on.”

So, is it the case that these two games with Anderlecht are Celtic’s only chance of third place? It would appear so from the outside but Rodgers, as you would expect, is not ruling out a win in Paris or taking something from either match against Bayern.

“Listen, you go into those games believing you can get a result,” said the Celtic manager. “But it’s logical, really, that if PSG bring their A-game and we bring our A-game, then PSG win.

“That’s simple and that’s not killing a dream or bursting any sort of bubble. I’m a realist, you know. But we will always look to plan to win. And hopefully over the coming seasons we can do that.

“We want the name of Celtic and the representation of Scotland to go as far as we possibly can. We know how difficult it is but that shouldn’t stop us looking to fight for that.

"So that’s something we want to be able to do. If we can carry the team and carry the club into those latter stages then, of course, there are many benefits from that.”

Rodgers returned to the theme of Celtic going at Anderlecht tonight rather than sitting back, keeping things tight and hoping something happens in front of their goal. Apart from anything else, Celtic are not particularly good at such defensive tactics.

“A positive result for us is important. Our plan is to win the game. If it ends in a draw and that’s where we’re at, then there are still other games in the group where, you just never know, you can pick up points.

“I watched Bayern Munich last week against Wolfsburg and they looked comfortable at 2-0 up. Most people watching it might have thought it would have ended up four or five. But the opponent came back and drew 2-2, which was unexpected.

“So you just never know where the points will come from. If you are solely looking at the games against Anderlecht, then to get a win or a draw here – and the other games in the group map out as people think – then that leaves you with a home game against Anderlecht to try and progress. You’d be happy with that.”

We shall soon find out whether Celtic can put a smile on their manager’s face.
http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/Rodgers_out_to_play


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BRENDAN RODGERS last night promised the Celtic supporters their team would not repeat their timid performance of the mauling of Paris St Germain in their vital match with Anderlecht because lessons had been learned from that tough night.

It is commonly perceived that whoever comes out on top between the teams from pot three and four will finish third and drop into the Europa League group stages after Christmas, which is the Celtic manager’s aim for this season.

Anderlecht are on 40,000eruos a man to win this evening in the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium and the Scots’ bonus will most likely not be far off that figure, which highlights how much is at stake.

Rodgers admitted that 5-0 home defeat in the first Champions League group match was a reality check for a group of players used to winning all the time; however, he spoke confidently about Celtic playing their normal positive game in the Belgian capital which they were unable to do a fortnight ago.

“I think games like the PSG one are little reality checks,” said the Celtic manager. “That’s what it’s like at this level. I always tend to think there is learning in every situation. It’s about facing problems you want to solve afterwards.

“Obviously, they’re very humbling experiences them, for players. It’s boys who are used to winning and when you come up against that level of play at the very top level of the game then it’s tough and it’s humbling.

“But we’ve got an honest group. They’ve got spirit and we feel they’ll improve over the course of the campaign. We saw that last year too. We’ll do everything we can to fight for the result, whoever we play.”

“I think that game was one where it was understandable. We all looked at that one, we didn’t plan and focus on being that timid in the game. But this is a level where you are learning all the time.

“Just because we have been on the run we’ve been on for the last 15 months or so doesn’t mean you’re not susceptible to not good performances.

“I think the players in terms of what they have given the club and the nation in terms of performance has been outstanding, but every now and then against the top players in world football they might just miss it.”

And Rodgers, who has no injury worries following Saturday’s win over Rangers, wanted the players had to believe simply reaching the group stages was not the be-all for a club such as Celtic.

“It’s important for us as a team and a club that we don’t just see the qualification as the success, I want to try to create a mentality here that we can come and believe that we can get a result wherever we go,” he said.

“That’s going to be over time, to have the confidence at this level.

“Listen, with all the will in the world it can be tough against these types of teams, it can be very difficult. The lesson learned for us in that first game means we hope to be better in the future games.”

Rodgers was asked whether it money which motivates players at this level given what Anderlecht are on, something he dismissed.

“At this level, the resources and finances that you get if you progress can be worth it,” he said. “But I don’t think, for most footballers, it is a consequence of playing well. There are not so many who go into a game and think that’s why they want to win.

“In the Champions League it’s for a love of football and love of the game - for the spirit of the game and to perform. If you get the result, there is a consequence for that and for them that seems quite nice.”
http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/Brendan_bullish_ahead_of
How did they get that figure of €40k each as a bonus? It doesn't compute! A 15 man squad is €600k which is more than the payment to the club for 3 points!

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IF you forgive the hyperbole, which can be tricky when talking football, this evening is the first leg of what for Celtic is a two-match Champions League final.

Should Brendan Rodgers’s players manage to win here against Anderlecht in Brussels, most would have them as the serious favourites to get through to the Europa League knock-out matches as the third-place team behind Bayern Munich and Paris St Germain, although it was interesting to hear the Celtic manager adamantly refusing to believe a point could not be taken from such European royalty over the course.

However, that is for later. All that matters here and now is that Celtic avoid defeat. Rodgers would take a draw, albeit victory would show how far this side have come in 15 months.

Martin O’Neill never won a Champions League game away from Celtic Park. Neither did Gordon Strachan. The only man to do so since the European Cup, as many of us still call it, was transformed in 1992 is Neil Lennon.

That last and solitary win came at Spartak Moscow in 2012.

Celtic drew away against Borussia Monchengladbach and Manchester City last season, two games they could have won it must be said, and the question now is does this Rodgers' team have it in them to do what so many previous eras filled with great players failed?

“You can take it two ways,” said the Northern Irishman. “You can either embrace it and look forward to the challenge of it – or not. For us, the mentality we try to create is to look to be defensively strong and play the game we play at home when we are away from home.

“Of course, you know you are going to have to show moments of resilience to cope with other pressures away from home, especially at this level. But in the main, we look forward to trying to play our game. That’s all we try to do in this competition.”

Anderlecht are no world beaters but they would not need to be to beat Celtic, and that is with every due respect to this group of Invincibles who have now gone 57 domestic games unbeaten.

PSG and Bayern are in a different universe; the Belgians are not. They may have suffered their worst start to the domestic season since 1998 but who in their right mind would rule out the best team in Belgium beating the best from Scotland?

“In a football sense, there are some fantastic players in Belgium,” said Rodgers. “You only need to look at the era they are in now. With a population of around 10million, the players they produce are very, very good.

“If you look at the other champions we have played – Astana were a good side, Rosenborg beat Ajax who were the Europa League finalists last season. Anderlecht reached the quarter-finals of the Europa League, so they are still a very tough opponent.

“They are no mugs, they are a good side with a good history. They haven’t started the season as they would have wanted but the Champions League is a great motivating factor for them to kick on.”

So, is it the case that these two games with Anderlecht are Celtic’s only chance of third place? It would appear so from the outside but Rodgers, as you would expect, is not ruling out a win in Paris or taking something from either match against Bayern.

“Listen, you go into those games believing you can get a result,” said the Celtic manager. “But it’s logical, really, that if PSG bring their A-game and we bring our A-game, then PSG win.

“That’s simple and that’s not killing a dream or bursting any sort of bubble. I’m a realist, you know. But we will always look to plan to win. And hopefully over the coming seasons we can do that.

“We want the name of Celtic and the representation of Scotland to go as far as we possibly can. We know how difficult it is but that shouldn’t stop us looking to fight for that.

"So that’s something we want to be able to do. If we can carry the team and carry the club into those latter stages then, of course, there are many benefits from that.”

Rodgers returned to the theme of Celtic going at Anderlecht tonight rather than sitting back, keeping things tight and hoping something happens in front of their goal. Apart from anything else, Celtic are not particularly good at such defensive tactics.

“A positive result for us is important. Our plan is to win the game. If it ends in a draw and that’s where we’re at, then there are still other games in the group where, you just never know, you can pick up points.

“I watched Bayern Munich last week against Wolfsburg and they looked comfortable at 2-0 up. Most people watching it might have thought it would have ended up four or five. But the opponent came back and drew 2-2, which was unexpected.

“So you just never know where the points will come from. If you are solely looking at the games against Anderlecht, then to get a win or a draw here – and the other games in the group map out as people think – then that leaves you with a home game against Anderlecht to try and progress. You’d be happy with that.”

We shall soon find out whether Celtic can put a smile on their manager’s face.
http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/Rodgers_out_to_play


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BRENDAN RODGERS last night promised the Celtic supporters their team would not repeat their timid performance of the mauling of Paris St Germain in their vital match with Anderlecht because lessons had been learned from that tough night.

It is commonly perceived that whoever comes out on top between the teams from pot three and four will finish third and drop into the Europa League group stages after Christmas, which is the Celtic manager’s aim for this season.

Anderlecht are on 40,000eruos a man to win this evening in the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium and the Scots’ bonus will most likely not be far off that figure, which highlights how much is at stake.

Rodgers admitted that 5-0 home defeat in the first Champions League group match was a reality check for a group of players used to winning all the time; however, he spoke confidently about Celtic playing their normal positive game in the Belgian capital which they were unable to do a fortnight ago.

“I think games like the PSG one are little reality checks,” said the Celtic manager. “That’s what it’s like at this level. I always tend to think there is learning in every situation. It’s about facing problems you want to solve afterwards.

“Obviously, they’re very humbling experiences them, for players. It’s boys who are used to winning and when you come up against that level of play at the very top level of the game then it’s tough and it’s humbling.

“But we’ve got an honest group. They’ve got spirit and we feel they’ll improve over the course of the campaign. We saw that last year too. We’ll do everything we can to fight for the result, whoever we play.”

“I think that game was one where it was understandable. We all looked at that one, we didn’t plan and focus on being that timid in the game. But this is a level where you are learning all the time.

“Just because we have been on the run we’ve been on for the last 15 months or so doesn’t mean you’re not susceptible to not good performances.

“I think the players in terms of what they have given the club and the nation in terms of performance has been outstanding, but every now and then against the top players in world football they might just miss it.”

And Rodgers, who has no injury worries following Saturday’s win over Rangers, wanted the players had to believe simply reaching the group stages was not the be-all for a club such as Celtic.

“It’s important for us as a team and a club that we don’t just see the qualification as the success, I want to try to create a mentality here that we can come and believe that we can get a result wherever we go,” he said.

“That’s going to be over time, to have the confidence at this level.

“Listen, with all the will in the world it can be tough against these types of teams, it can be very difficult. The lesson learned for us in that first game means we hope to be better in the future games.”

Rodgers was asked whether it money which motivates players at this level given what Anderlecht are on, something he dismissed.

“At this level, the resources and finances that you get if you progress can be worth it,” he said. “But I don’t think, for most footballers, it is a consequence of playing well. There are not so many who go into a game and think that’s why they want to win.

“In the Champions League it’s for a love of football and love of the game - for the spirit of the game and to perform. If you get the result, there is a consequence for that and for them that seems quite nice.”
http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/Brendan_bullish_ahead_of
How did they get that figure of €40k each as a bonus? It doesn't compute! A 15 man squad is €600k which is more than the payment to the club for 3 points!

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1.5m euros for 3 points.
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If we can keep improving and get that figure up to 90% then possession would be 9/10ths of the baw.
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How did they get that figure of €40k each as a bonus? It doesn't compute! A 15 man squad is €600k which is more than the payment to the club for 3 points!

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1.5m euros for 3 points.
Thought it was €500k.

Still a lot of money to give away. More than a weeks wages for all of our players and likely most of Anderlechts.

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1.5m euros for 3 points.
Thought it was €500k.

Still a lot of money to give away. More than a weeks wages for all of our players and likely most of Anderlechts.

that's for a draw i think
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Rodgers is sorely mistaken if he thinks that kind of bonus isn't going to be an incentive to Anderlecht players (if true)
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Rodgers is sorely mistaken if he thinks that kind of bonus isn't going to be an incentive to Anderlecht players (if true)
we're on big bonuses too. We just don't talk about them .
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Rodgers is sorely mistaken if he thinks that kind of bonus isn't going to be an incentive to Anderlecht players (if true)
we're on big bonuses too. We just don't talk about them .
The recent accounts proved it.
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Rodgers is sorely mistaken if he thinks that kind of bonus isn't going to be an incentive to Anderlecht players (if true)
we're on big bonuses too. We just don't talk about them .
The recent accounts proved it.
And if we're not he is hardly going to say yes the bonuses will make all the difference.
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