UEFA Champions League, Matchday 2, Borussia Dortmund Celtic Glasgow, Coach Brendan Rodgers Celtic Glasgow , Dortmund Sign Iduna Park NRW Germany. Photograph Dennis Ewert/RHR-FOTO RHR-FOTO/DE
Brendan Rodgers yesterday outlined his dedication to Celtic’s enjoying model and confirmed that it will not change, even after the 7-1 defeat in Dortmund on Tuesday night within the Champions League. Chris Sutton presents the Celtic supervisor some recommendation…
Celtic’s ambition needs to be applauded because the Scottish Champions went toe-to-toe with the Bundesliga facet who reached the Champions League ultimate final yr. Nevertheless at 5-1 down on the interval few Celtic supporters have been appreciating the knowledge of Celtic’s attacking philosophy towards all-comers.
Each Manchester Metropolis and Chelsea have been overwhelmed by Celtic in the summertime tour of the US and the likes of theRangers and Hearts have been simply swept apart within the Scottish Premiership. The Champions League opened with a superb 5-1 win over Slovan Bratislava and subsequent up was Dortmund. Might Celtic’s thrilling soccer rattle the German facet packed stuffed with star gamers?
Effectively, the reply was as emphatic because the scoreline. Subsequent up within the Champions League for Celtic is Atalanta away and Brendan Rodgers is decided to do it another time, maybe it is going to work towards the Europa League holders, who is aware of?
But whereas there was optimism forward of Dortmund, the Celtic assist is maybe searching for a extra cautious method towards Europe’s elite sides and that features Atalanta.
Immediately in his weekly newspaper column in Each day Report, Chris Sutton put ahead an fascinating proposal that ought to no less than be value of consideration.
Maybe it is going to take a number of dangerous outcomes earlier than it filters by to Lennoxtown or maybe Brendan Rodgers can be proven to be proper in Italy and we are able to all put Dortmund down as a foul day on the workplace.
“It’s not powerful to grasp why Rodgers would think about taking the chance at kick-off of making an attempt to impose that on to Borussia,” Sutton wrote in Saturday’s Each day Report. “He clearly felt Celtic’s soccer could possibly be higher than Dortmund’s press. And vice versa. You may argue the rights and wrongs of that with hindsight.
“What can’t be argued is that, in a short time, it was obvious Celtic weren’t in a position to impose themselves and, certainly, the polar reverse was taking form. That’s the second when it’s important to handle it as a result of being adaptable in-game is essential,” Sutton identified.
“Listening to him afterwards, I acquired the impression Rodgers did see it, however the gamers had misplaced their manner in that painful first-period demise and the slide was irreversible, however somebody needed to type it.
“I’ll use an instance of Arsenal. Most of us would agree they’re an aggressive, offensive workforce who’re simple on the attention when issues are working for them. However Mikel Arteta and his gamers appear fast to grasp when a tide is popping towards them. The obvious instance got here this season when taking place to 10 males towards Manchester Metropolis.
“At that time, Arsenal modified their plan. They acquired ugly on the Etihad. Merely put everybody behind the ball as they devised in-game that it was their greatest likelihood to get a end result. They have been 30 seconds from profitable by maintaining out Metropolis a full half of soccer.
“My level is that Celtic, when the waves began crashing towards them and it turned clear Borussia have been within the temper, simply stored doing the identical issues and stored doing them progressively worse. Gamers should act sharper and smarter. Get streetwise, be mucky, break the sport up, cease the opponents. Don’t simply hold making the identical errors.”
