So for me it’s normal. If I listened to media and press then we would be in constant crisis mode and constant fear of Rangers. But it’s the fifth manager now.
While most fingers of blame would be pointed at the board of directors, Rodgers could do with getting a grip on the club’s recruitment. It’s time to show why he earns the big bucks.
According to the manager he delivered the angriest team talk of his career at half time away to St Johnstone, following the Hearts home defeat Rodgers admitted that the result hadn’t surprised him.
Chris Sutton has articulated many of the concerns of Celtic supporters over what has been an underwhelming start to the season, as the halfway point and winter break approaches.
Initially the majority of fans seemed opposed to the return of Brendan Rodgers but much of the hostility made…
Hartson’s second point, that players aren’t giving their all is probably more concerning but again it is something that falls under the remit of a manager.
Rodgers bought into it fully, in June he drooled over the fantastic work of Mark Lawwell in recruitment ahead of seven signings that have contributed even less than some of Daddy’s biggest duds like Vakoun Bayo, Youssuf Mulumo, Boli Bolingoli, Ismaila Soro, Patryk Klimala, Albian Ajeti and Vasilis Barkas.
We lacked any desire in our defending, we lacked that drive when we had the ball and that intensity. And like I said, it felt like we could have played all night and not scored.
I’d actually argue that the least-effective of their three home performances, yet the way they lifted themselves after losing a late equaliser said a lot about their development.
We have to play in a way that makes it really difficult for teams, surprise teams with the quality of our football but there’s no doubt, you can’t get away from it, we have got to have a deeper squad of players to compete at this level.
You don’t build a team around one player but management involves getting the most from your resources. Providing chances for Kyogo should be more of a priority than adapting others into sync with Palma or Yang.