Brendan Fraudgers!

He has to be blamed massively for the fact we CANNOT defend to save our lives..

That AEK side sold their best defender and had their 2 best centre backs injured....yet looked a class above ours, simply because they know their roles and are well drilled. They barely spend a penny on player's..

He isn't being backed, we know that, but his centre back signings, options and the way we defend....is junior level..

We come up time and time again against weaker, smaller budget side's, who are better setup defensively against us..

Motherwell. Diets. Kilmarnock. AEK are just 4 examples of side's who've shown us up in the in the last year in how to defend at time's. Motherwell and AEK we couldn't break down for half hour with 10 men..

Give me those 2 stand ins last night putting bodies on the line, heading each other, booting it to * over our * any day..

If we had anything even remotely similar at the back, we'd be through..

 

What is still unclear to us, is the division of responsibility between the scouts, manager and the board/Lawwell for signings.

Are Hendry and Compper Brendan's wishes? Does he not look at scouted defenders himself and just goes with what Congerton tells him? Is Lawwell the one that decides fully who gets signed, and Rodgers has no input?

I so wish I could eavesdrop on the meetings between BR and the board/scouts. I will however, blame him for selecting players unsuitable for a high-pressing system that requires pace (Lustig at RB).

 

He brought Congerton in who'd been in Germany so it's obvious he got Compper in. Brendan salivated numerous time's over Hendry..

Were they top target's? * knows but I don't overly care (well I do but), he should still have player's like Simunovic, Boyata or a replacement or some * who can step in at a club like us and just DO A JOB. That's all. We're no asking for fancy runs, just capable player's to come in and stop crosses, head ball's and pass to a teammate 5 yard's under no pressure..

 

So Hendry is Brendan's fault. Ok. I'm trying to figure out our process of player acquisition, because I think there must be a systemic problem.
If Brendan can't spot a defender, and he has the final say on a player, then the solution is to have him state what does he want his CB-s to be able to do, and then the scouts will have to find a matching player for him. He's going to have to trust them.
Now, there's a chance the scouts are as clueless as he is.

 

Can’t agree with you.

 

We've conceded 52 goals in Europe since Rodgers came in. Horrendous statistic

 

Talk of sacking Rodgers is ridiculous. He's our history making manger. Our double treble winning manager, the manager of the invincibles. He's not perfect but when he was given the job everyone of us would have taken the success we've had if it was offered. We were always going to hit a rocky patch although it should not have been created/aided by the men in suits.

We can all moan about the defence/signings made, or wonder what they do in training but nobody should be teaching them how/when to jump or attack the ball. That's stuff school kids know. Changes have to be made and BR is the man to do it. If the board don't believe or back him then were * as I have no idea who they could get that could continue to bring along the development of players, whilst continuing to be successful and being a Celtic man.

Time to back him and get him a few million pound defenders in and punt the Jonah's and dead wood. All can be done without breaking the bank, allowing us to progress and still win trophies.

 

The board will shaft every manager, because they don't want to back him. Although your points on what should be done are generally sound, I disagree with the bolded part. Our defense is young, and the lack of good defense coaching might actually be the issue.

 

I don't think many people are looking to sacking a double treble winning manager,however as also stated he is under scrutiny as well.

Some of his signings are a disgrace,and sometimes his setup is strange. We needed CB's for years now (we sign Hendry),still nothing near that,yet we have an over flooded midfield,the goalkeeper situation is *,Gordon is a liability most times,yet we sign Bain.

Now players like that are just going to make us a run of the mill team,so when the blame shifts to money and the board,where are the big signings we deserve? Europe is flooded with players we could easily sign and make us better right away,but we wait on the english finishing before we sign,therefore taking our chances with the qualifiers...NOT GOOD ENOUGH.

The club the size of Celtic should be signing European players and doing our buisness before we start the Playoffs.

Yes,Enticing players may be difficult sometimes,but when we start low balling teams like Hibs we deserve all we get.

Rodgers need proper money,better scouting and setting up better with plan B at the ready,and onto last night,why the * did we go 2-0 down before we attacked? Again i blame Rodgers for this.

Yes Hes a great manager but he has to keep it up and not throw the dummy out the pram either,he had a job to do last night and i personally didnt think he did it that well.

 

That's 3 hopeless season's in Europe. Although he is an improvement on our last manager, both Strachan and Lennon were better.

 

How much can Rodgers be blammed? if the way we were going was an isolated incident then sure, but given this has been a common trend for all our managers with the support they get from the board what is Rodgers really expected to do?.

When someone gets us the success that he has brought and still can't change the boards behaviour in their pattern of spend/constant investment/building from a position of strength what chance does any manager have of long term success at this club if we can't constantly invest properly for more than 2 years?.

 

* sake, honestly?

 

Behave.

 

I heard that on BT last night too. My heart sank.

 

Pathetic.

 

That’s atrocious man.

 

Say what you will about style of play and attractive football but both Strachan and Lennon's teams would beat our current crop. They had the heart and determination We don't have, they had a bit of defensive organisation and were pretty good going forward as well.

 

When you consider PSG took 12 off us alone.

 

He keeps talking about the club trying to match his ambition for progress in Europe.

His record at Liverpool was absolutely abysmal as well. We’ll never make it out of the groups with Rodgers in charge no matter who we sign.

The last few weeks have gave me the same feeling watching him in his last season at Liverpool. Digs at the board in public, blaming everyone else for the signings...