Brendan Fraudgers!

I think Brendan himself would say that isn’t good enough and will be working towards bettering it.

 

Think we will end up drawing away to PSG.

Think Anderlecht will draw aswell Bayern will probably play a even weaker team against them.

Really hope we qualify for the EL would be a exciting game whoever we get with out current squad.

 

One of the best managers in the world without doubt, so lucky to have him.

The fact he constantly mentions leaving a legacy and sticking around for the long run makes me * buzz so much!

 

If we ever get a working defense we're going to be frightening in our own league and do better at CL level.

 

His tactics last night was a thing of beauty, his doubling up on Bayerns wingers especially.

 

I honestly think if we got through a CB we would be a kick in the balls off the second spot. Honestly a CB and a kind draw and we get last 16.
Brendan has us playing rel football as well. Martin had us competing but it was rarely pretty. Never thought i'd see that level again!

 

Got no idea why he wants to come here and manage a pub team, must like a bevvy

 

Brendan at tonight's Belfast event.

https://mobile.twitter.com/UncleLroyCFC/status/925824777859796992/video/1


Said he could be here for 12 in a row.

 

BRENDAN Rodgers said that Celtic’s continental ambition is to win the Europa League - but first they have to get in it. With two matches remaining in Group B, Anderlecht could still pip the Parkhead side for third spot, although the Belgians are three points back in the table and must visit Glasgow in the group's final matchday . “We want to win,” said Rodgers. “That’s what we want to do in the competition. There are a few more games to go beforehand, but against Anderlecht at home, we want to be finishing up in Europe after Christmas. If we do that, it’s a great symbol of the work the players are putting in. It’s a good marker for us going forward.

"PSG at home was disappointing, but then you see them beating Anderlecht 5-0 and beat Bayern 3-0,” said Rodgers. “We have to be realistic about the competition we face. But that Bayern performance shows we are moving in the right direction. If we can close this competition out over the last couple of games to get into Europe beyond Christmas, then it’s a great sign for us."

There were no points for him and his team on Tuesday night against Bayern Munich, but it wasn’t just idle conjecture when the Northern Irishman claimed Celtic earned new-found respect against the Bavarian giants on Tuesday night. The Parkhead manager can say it with some certainty because he heard it first-hand. Arjen Robben, with whom he retains a close relationship from their days at Chelsea and Spanish playmaker Thiago Alcantra were among those who complimented the Parkhead manager about the standard of his side’s play after the final whistle.

“What they earned against Bayern was a lot of respect from Bayern Munich,” said Rodgers. “That was what Arjen was saying on the side of the field and young Thiago afterwards. They complimented the level of the performance and the fact it was the best atmosphere they had been in.

“They were outstanding - that’s what they were saying.,” he added. “So it’s a nice little pat on the back for them. We are disappointed to lose the game of course, especially after working so hard to come back and get the equaliser. But Bayern knew they were in a game and it was a great credit to our players and the supporters, because it was an amazing atmosphere.”

At some points during this campaign, Rodgers’ insistence that Celtic’s liberal sprinkling of academy products, the best domestic players available and a couple of bargain continental transfers, could play their usual attacking brand of football and still live against Europe’s elite clubs has appeared naïve, but no-one was ridiculing that suggestion on Tuesday night.

The evidence was there in front of his eyes. Possession was eventually rounded to 51%: 49% in the Bavarian giants‘ favour, with Celtic completing a creditable 517 passes to Bayern’s 590 on the night. The Parkhead side were hardly found wanting in terms of fitness, covering almost a kilometre more. They won five corners to Munich’s four; fired in eleven total shots to Munich’s nine, four of each of which were on target. So don’t tell Rodgers that young Scottish players like Kieran Tierney, Callum McGregor, James Forrest and Stuart Armstrong aren’t developing their games at this level.

“It’s a process - you can’t just click your fingers and make it happen,” the Celtic manager said. “So for our players to come and play with that quality in that atmosphere makes me very proud. They held it, stayed composed against Robben etc. They showed the confidence they have.

“In the last two groups of the Champions League we have arguably played against four of the top six teams in the world,” he added. “A year on, you see the progress of the likes of those boys. Just a confidence to play and understand the game tactically. We see it as a process and we want to get better and better.”

No better illustration was there on the night than the goal which finally unlocked Bayern Munich’s defence - something which should have happened far earlier were it not for some nerves in front of goal. “The goal is top, top quality,” said Rodgers. “And it was two Scottish boys involved in it - a brilliant piece of skill by James [Forrest]and then the run and finish from Callum is sensational. All those boys, the Scottish boys, can be very proud. They are playing in a way that allows them to develop and showcase what top talents they can be. The more experience they get at this level the better it bodes for Celtic and Scotland.”

Now, armed with the knowledge of how to succeed in the Champions League, he expects even more in the way of development. “It’s very easy to be pragmatic and sit in, but it gives you pride when you see players play like that," he said. "And when they do play like that they are only going to get better and gain more confidence from it. They can then go on and see what they can achieve.

“The vision is simple. Win titles, as many as possible. Cups, leagues. Play an attacking and aggressive style of football to win and with a number of players from the Academy base. It’s always been the vision and the vision we are rolling out into the reality. The club and the players are getting their rewards, but we have to keep developing. That’s the key message.”




Bayern Munich superstar Arjen Robben may only have worked with Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers fleetingly while at Chelsea, and from a distance at that, but he says he can see his handiwork all the way through the Celtic side.

Netherlands legend Robben was impressed by the way that Celtic built the game from the back as they went down narrowly to his side on Tuesday night, and he was effusive in his praise of what Rodgers has managed to do achieve with this group of Celtic players.

“It’s a big compliment to Brendan in the way Celtic play,” said Robben. “I saw it on Tuesday night, you can see his handwriting, the way they want to play football.

“They build it from behind and I thought Celtic did very well. They did a lot better than they did in Munich. In Munich also, we played a little bit better.

“We didn’t play our best game at Celtic Park, we had a little difficulty. But you also must remember it was our third game in six days. It wasn’t the best game from us, but we’re happy to win.

“To say I worked with Brendan is a big a word. He worked with the academy and the second team. I only trained a few times with him, played one or two friendly matches for him when I was injured.

“But I really liked his way, his philosophy, the way he thinks about football, trying to play attacking football. He’s also a very good man.

“You could see that he would go on to be a first team manager. He’s already done well in his career and to be here it’s great. It was good to meet him again.”

Robben backed up Celtic defender Mikael Lustig’s optimistic assessment of their chances in the Europa League, and he thinks that no team will relish entering the red-hot atmosphere of Celtic Park, even if he was pleasantly surprised by his own ovation as he was substituted near the end.

“I think Celtic have a good chance in the Europa League, if they make it,” he said. “Especially at their stadium with their fans. I really enjoyed it, the fans are something special. It’s something that can be very helpful to them.

“The atmosphere here is one of the best I’ve seen in Europe. I wish Celtic all the best and hopefully they can be successful.

“The reception the Celtic fans gave me when I came off was very nice, very respectful. I’m very thankful about that, it’s not something usual. I thank them for that.”

 

How much money have these teams spent in the last couple of years, that beat us? Or what is their squad valued at, if including academy players?

You're the type of fan that phone's up super scoreboard or phone's "the hotline", to have a go at our team/manager for not winning every game and forget the mess we were once in.

Appreciate what we have whilst we have it.

Brendan plays his way, which is the Celtic way and who are we to question him with what he's achieved? Another record about to be smashed at the weekend btw.

 

We will be the Barcelona of Scottish Football by then I'm scared to hope......things are going too well

 

Reading page 1 of this thread fills me with joy. Total adulation. Makes last season even sweeter when you think of it right through.

We'll always remember where we were when it was announced! I was working at Grangemouth Power Station (hated it there), Brendan got announced and as if my day couldn't get any better, I got a phonecall saying my secondment to Grangemouth was over and I'd be returning back to my office at Renfrew (5 miles from home rather than 42!) WHAT A DAY.

It also didn't rain for about 100 days after he signed

 

KT on Brendan Rodgers: “I’ve got a lot to thank him for. He made it happen. Put faith in me and trusted me in the big games.

KT: “I know I’m still young with a lot of learning to do but I’m under the right manager to do that. That’s why I’m so happy.”

 

CD: "Brendan does a lot with the @CelticFCAcademy here. He talks about his footballing beliefs and tries to develop the club."

 

Brendan speaking about Danny.

 

I've only ever cried once when someone left Celtic and that was Larsson. Even O'Neill leaving was understandable because of his wife's illness.

Having said that the day BR does leave I might have to cry a second time.

 

Stop it you!! I'm just about greetin at the thought of him leaving! Simply adore the man. He oozes class and is a natural superstar on and off the camera.