Brendan Fraudgers!

Personally I dont think we have hit a ceiling, over the next few years if we keep the same team together and add some quality in key positions I think we could be looking at an extended run in the Europa League beyond Christmas providing we get through our champions league group.
Its all about the draw we get, we've been very unfortunate in recent years.

 

I think this season will be our poorest under Rodgers, seems like a large transition is ongoing with him bringing more of his own players which might be why our starting 11 is constantly chopping and changing.

We might still win the treble, which would still be a fantastic season. If he is given decent funds in the summer and can move on some of our wealer squad players, we should be a different animal next season.

 

Thats how good he is. Won the double going on to a treble, europe after Christmas and its his poorest season. What a man.

 

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers insists Mikael Lustig will remain an integral part of his treble-chasing side for the rest of this season when he returns from a suspension now set to rule him out of the trip to Ibrox. (Scotsman)

I know he can be stubborn with team selection of players that are playing * but what is going on here? Lustig has been garbage all season. If he doesn't drop him that is pure stupidity. And if we drop points in games due to a lustig mistake which is likely it is Brendan's fault

 

He's not exactly going to slaughter his vice captain in public and say his celtic career is finished when we still have a lot to play for.
Rodgers will know he needs replaced in the summer especially with him away at the world Cup.

 

But would you not feel frustrated if he puts lustig back into the team this season where he is really struggling to do anything right except the odd sidewards/backwards pass? Cause I'm frustrated he's been allowed stay in the team for this long

 

Personally i would like see Ralston feature more instead of Lustig but if Rodgers feels that Lustigs experience and character is important for this run in then so be it.

 

So you would be frustrated or you wouldn't? I just want you to answer honestly cause yeah I trust Rodgers but in my opinion picking lustig is a mistake 19/20 times and a costly mistake as he hasn't many positives about his game the last year which is too long to keep giving him chances

 

Honestly, I would prefer if we played Ralston because I like him and see him as the future RB for years to come but it wouldn't be the end of the world for me if he stuck with Lustig for the remainder of the season due to his experience as we have a young defence and new GK.
Hes not been at his best this season and should be moved on in the summer but I don't think playing him will impact what we will win this season.

 

Rodgers has yet to reach the height of the ceiling, set by MON, GS and NL.

And he wont break it unless he changes his approach away in the CL.

 

I agree to en extent.

But taking into consideration BRs performance thus far, i believe any suggestion that he has reached or is close to the glass ceiling is premature, as in europe our squad has not performed to its potential. Defensively we have been woeful In europe and theres no two ways about it.

For me, the home game against Zenit cant be used as any kind of indicator as they hadnt played a competative game for so long. Id expect us to attack at home, its our away performances that have killed us and given the 3-0 defeat away to Zenit, it hasnt looked like improving.

Whilst you make mention of circumstances being different under each managers time in charge, it could be argued that NL managed to achieve a win against one of the most dominant teams of recent times, without his top goalscorer at that time (Hooper). Also, of the team that started that game, only perhaps two of that team were bought for over £2m.

Id argue that in the last 10-15 years, for any team outside of the top four leagues in europe to reach the last 16 is a huge achievement.

 

Whilst MON didnt make the last 16 in the CL, he achieve some of our greatest victories in the CL and some magnificent away results in the uefa cup and we also sustained a very long unbeaten run at CP. Away in europe, MONs teams competed and had it not been for a dive by the Juventus striker Amoruso in the 89th minute, that could have been very different.

Id go as far to argue that it was Strachans away performances in europe that were worse.

To add to this, in Seville, we competed and were only narrowly beaten by a Porto team who only a year later went on to win the CL convincingly, whilst being managed by one of the best managers in europe at that time.

 

Maybe, but I see absolutely no evidence to suggest that we will change our spending policy. I do think we may need to spend a bit more than usual just to give ourselves the best chance of qualifying given how many games we now need to play just to get there. But the benchmark will remain qualifying for the champions league rather than strengthening to go beyond that. Given how rigged the qualifying looks next season just getting there would be a good achievement.

 

The last 2 * some call them "glamour" draws we have had in the CL never getting out they groups even if you throw 40mill at it..be alright if there was an AC Milan or someone like that in pot 1 or 2.

In 2016 we had Barcelona and Man City whearas a group with Monaco /Bayer Leverkusen ..Napoli/Benfica would be more appealing.

 

Spent the day with the Glasgow Rocks Basketball team

 

So you wouldn't be frustrated with lustig being picked? How does his experience be help when he loses the ball and his man constantly? Must put fear in other defenders. Should have him around the squad but not in the team. May not impact what we win but could impact us dropping points. Could impact a loss in a cup game, I actually see him as that much of a liability over a year I've said I'll be patient cut him slack but time and time again he proves to be not good enough. I think Brendan needs to see that and sort the team now it's not as if we haven't got other players for his position. I think it would be stupid to play someone on such consistent bad form would you agree?

 

O'Neill's record away from home in Europe (aside from the EC final run) was poor.

That being said though, our home record (most of the time under O'Neill) was superb - hence why CP was dubbed "Fortress Parkhead".

 

Naw a wouldn't be frustrated if lustig played the rest of the season because as it stands we aren't exactly blessed with lots options that have had game time recently. Look i get it you dont like lustig fair enough but there is lots of players off form as well, would you drop Sinclair, Dembele, mcgregor, Jozo, DDV as well? We can't exactly drop every player that isnt playing 100%.