Brendan Rodgers Discussion Thread

lot of folk been desperate to get stuff off their chest it seems.

 

This in a nutshell.

Hes a built a side that NEEDS to play its game, and is unable to adapt to being closed down or pressed.

In fact, Sevco have made us look weak as *, three games in a row. Any sort of pressure leads to mistakes, misplaced passes and surrendering possession.

Never was the need for a combative, physical defensive midfielder so apparent.

As others have rightly stated, claiming we lost the mid because Cal was absent is pure nonsense. The sevco players, the PLAYERS mind, have our number. Get on top of them. Its been working a treat for them. Making them look like world beaters and ourselves look like cardboard cut outs.

Rodgers needs to wise the * up, sign a dmf, and start drilling the players on how to operate without space.

 

They have shown in the CL for two seasons they can play through a press against some of the best teams around. It just doesn’t seem any of them can play anything else other than short. CCV is always eo safe in his passing. With respect ig you want a clogger in holding in midfield do you think tbat would help the playing out?

The huns know how to make us seem blunter than usual because of how regular we plau them. Once you play it a few times you know our patterns ccv>trusty>cm>ccv>johnson>engels>ccv>kuhn>corner.

 

I just don’t think he can be bothered. The season is won and he’s in holiday mode.

We’re good when he’s putting effort in but when he can’t be arsed we’re * rotten.

 

Not really sure what other team he could have picked to be honest. When you have experienced players in Carter-Vickers and Johnston putting in the worst performance of their time at Celtic, it makes things tough. Schmeichel probably had his worst game as well.

 

The only slight difference he could have made is to drop Kuhn and start with Maeda down the left and Jota down the right, with Idah up top.

Really missed having Bernardo as an option

 

Really hope we use the remaining games to give a few of the development players on the bench yesterday some game time. Yesterday was the wrong time to do that but it does show that we need a few of them available and ready to go for times like yesterday when the squad is stretched.

I don't see Rodgers doing it but you never know.

 

The whole issue is the midfield, all of it.
Not the defence, not the forward players the feckin middle of the park - it has been for a year or two at least.
It's why service to front and wide players was poor, it's why defence can't play out.
The midfield.

Put a set of 6 absolutely identical midfield players together in a squad that are are all technically very good, but all physically timid and mentally fragile - this is the result.
It's great when allowed to play but against Rangers for last year, Brugge even Hibs we go into our passive, negative, I'm not taking the responsibility, tippy tappy shell.
Yesterday proved once and for all, it's not all on Calmac.

The midfield need a variety of different players, styles, formations and options that can be deployed depending on the opposition.
Our clear tendency to be easily bullied is shocking to see, so weak in the tackle, so quick to play safe. It's easy.

Recruitment has to resolve this along with more aggressive rather than apparently passive coaching.
Last 3 old firm games, outplayed, outmanaged and outfought - did our manager change it for this game and when it wasn't working at HT?...nope.
Go to 4 in midfield with 2 up top, do what they did and stick someone (Schlupp) on main player Rashkin, they doubled up on our wide players, take one off.
If they didn't tire 2nd half, we would have gotten pumped.

I don't want to hear about what we (again) didn't do Brendan, I want to hear what you are going to do about it.

 

If you cant beat the huns while every other team in the league can thats a problem. Still never wanted rodgers back after he * us. HH.

 

Huns with a poor team now know they can beat us. It's up to us to turn up at Ibrox and win the league there. Now wouldn't that be ironic.

 

Rightly so. Any celt saying its a dead rubber can * right off. Lol if the huns find out how to beat all the other teams in the league they will romp it next season. But they wont. They could beat us 4 times but still lose the league. We need to recruit NOW and get targets in our sights and not wait till lst minute as usual or we are in trouble next season. Its that serious. HH

 

Controlled aggression and composure. We lacked both yesterday.

He needs to do some proper work on this before the next game at Ibrox and nothing less than laying down a marker for next season is acceptable.

That mob need put in their place with a strong performance and result. Rodgers message should be * clear. We are not done until its done. The players need to leave Ibrox with pride restored and boss the whole game with the intent on humiliating them on their own patch.

 

The rangers starting 11 cost less than Arne Engles yesterday, the manager is meant to be elite and should have been able to beat Barry the ned.

It's * embarrassing tbh

 

Think folk being slightly harsh. So many didn’t perform anywhere near their capabilities. That’s more on the players then Rodgers

 

It's the managers job to get the players up for it and right at it for the start of games. They'll all know the league is dusted but this is where the manager sets different targets and incentives to keep the team motivated..

A few games lately where we've just thought we could turn up and football doesn't work like that..

Hibs. Ok, Bayern away just before but was a woeful start and took the second half for us to wake up..

St Mirren away. Think they created more chances against us than anyone else this season bar the huns at new year. Took for the subs to come on second half with 20 to go for us to really turn up..

Yesterday was the same. Properly came out for the game in the second half..

Also had * poor starts against the sheep at home and were woeful first half, despite eventually going ahead halfway through the first half..

If guys like Kuhn have checked out and are gonna be a man down, we can't afford to carry them in games like yesterday..

If guys like Johnston are turning in a Chernobyl then that's on the manager to get him off and save him and us from a disaster that was fairly inevitable..

Could go on and on but he had a mare yesterday, especially after his bullish comments about them as as well and wee digs..

He's a top coach and by and large we've been excellent this season....still on for a treble and knockout European football....with a big gap in the league. He isn't immune from criticism though and deserves it today..

 

It’s not the first time it’s happened though so can’t really say it’s not Rodgers.

That first half was shameful, he changed it, give his due and and individual mistake cost us the match, but he is absolutely culpable in all of this with his tactics and starting 11.

 

What would your starting 11 been?
Hard to know what tactics we had first half because we completely crumbled when they went 1 up.
Folk on here wanting him gone end of the season

 

We are sitting 13 points clear, most lokely going to win a treble after a fantastic european campaign in the big cup. He is a elite manager. It was the players letting him down big time.

 

If he doesnt change his approach to these games, then more than likely we will be back here again after the next game in ibrox saying the same things.

The players are not all collectively just not turning up for this game anymore. 3 times in a row now. That doesnt make sense. What has changed noticeably is how Rangers approach these games now tactically. They accept we are going to have most of the ball but have figured out where we are weak and can be got it because we are quite predictable in how we play. They are successful at forcing mistakes and capitalising on them.

Rodgers hasnt done anything to adapt. The game in Ibrox was an abberation at how badly we were torn apart by an ordinary Rangers team with a makeshift backline. They could have won 5 or 6 nil and we barely mustered a shot against them. We chose to seemingly learn nothing from the game other than to casually dismiss it as "Rangers stole our game that day" kind of chat.

The Old Firms wont cost us the League this year. We are fortunate that they wont cost us a Cup either. But next year they might well if we choose to learn no lessons. We have missed a golden opportunity to really stick it the Rangers this season and bury them going into next year. They were at tipping point with a fanbase on the verge of walking. These Old Firm wins, especially beating us at our own place has given them a huge lift and renewed confidence going into next season. If they win the next OF in Ibrox, which is a real possibility, they will have a big momentum boost to carry forward and a psychological advantage for the fixture next season. We cant rely on them having as poor a domestic record as this year each season. Its inevitable they will get better at beating the SPL teams.