“He’s incredibly clear in his messaging of what he wants and how he wants it done.” Rodgers joined Celtic in 2016 a few months after leaving Liverpool and won all six domestic competitions in his next two seasons. A seventh, the League Cup, would follow in December 2018, but he would relinquish the opportunity of...
Captain Callum McGregor believes the “sky is the limit” for this team under Rodgers, but what is left for Celtic to achieve? In the short term, there is another a treble on the line when they face Aberdeen in next month’s Scottish Cup final at Hampden. If that is secured, the demand will be to...
And he added: “I know we’re in a golden era here at Celtic and people always say you’re miles ahead and everything else. You look back to the eras here, the 60s and 70s, Celtic winning so much. And then we have eras here where winning a trophy was a real challenge and really, really...
Since returning to Celtic Rodgers has been clear he wants to take them up a level in European competition. This season was a step forward as they went close to taking Bayern Munich to extra-time in the play-off round, after racking up 12 points in the league phase. To continue that trend and their dominance...
With 23 trophies in 11 years, former Scotland international McGregor knows a thing or two about doing just that. He’s a serial winner. Level on accolades with Lisbon Lions captain Billy McNeill, only Bobby Lennox and current team-mate James Forrest are ahead of him on the roll of honour. Should Celtic seal the Premiership title...
Changes were already certain, with Celtic having failed to replace Kyogo Furuhashi when the striker left for Rennes in January. Meanwhile, Kieran Tierney has signed a pre-contract to return from Arsenal as fellow Scotland left-back Greg Taylor looks poised to exit on freedom of contract. “I think naturally what you have at our club, there...
Celtic’s procession to a fourth successive Scottish Premiership title may only have been delayed, but it was clear that Brendan Rodgers’ assessment of defeat at St Johnstone as “bitterly disappointing” was about more than just the result. A win against a team adrift at the bottom of the division would have set up the chance...
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers believes Rangers winger Vaclav Cerny demonstrated a “lack of respect” with his water-squirting celebrations in the Old Firm derby. The Czech Republic international, who had been withdrawn five minutes before Hamza Igamane grabbed a late winner, aimed the contents of a drinks bottle at home fans as he ran up the...
Celtic goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel is set for a spell on the sidelines after injuring his shoulder on international duty, boss Brendan Rodgers has confirmed. The 38-year-old picked up the knock during Denmark’s Nations League quarter-final second-leg loss in Portugal, but Rodgers is unsure of the extent of the injury. The Danish captain, who has 81...