The team’s manager is an Irishman. Basically, Rodgers’ responsibility is to make sure the squad keeps producing winning outcomes and success after having been incredibly successful for the previous two years.
He already had a good understanding of the squad, its strengths and limitations, and the areas that required his attention when he sat down with Michael Nicholson to discuss the job.
He witnessed Celtic’s victory over Inverness Caley Thistle in the Scottish Cup Final at the end of April. In truth, Celtic had won the SPFL with three points from five games, and they had secured a treble.
It would have been very educational to watch the remaining games, notably the loss at Ibrox against a defense consisting of Tony Ralston, Carl Starfelt, Yuki Kobayashi, and Alexandro Bernabei. Only Ralston has a remote possibility of participating in today.
The set of players who will play at Ibrox today have been under Rodgers’ daily instruction for the past two months, yet he sounds a little removed from them in his interview with the Daily Record:
They must develop to become a good squad because they are not one out of the gate. Although several of these players participated in the Treble last year, this year’s group is different.
The team has to be regenerated because players want to go on. Listen, we certainly have the missing guys now. I will, however, undoubtedly learn a lot from the players who are present and actively playing.
In contests like these, you are evaluated as a Celtic player. You must therefore possess the bravery to play fearlessly at the caliber of football that we demand. taking the initiative and accepting accountability. especially if there are no allies present. impose your rules.
At Ibrox, managers are appraised in the same way that Celtic players are.
He should know practically everything about the players who will be in the away dressing room late this morning after two months, six friendlies, four competitive matches, and nine signings. More serial winners are there for Rodgers to choose from than Micky Beale.
Throughout the Transfer Window, he has been in daily communication with the Recruitment Team, emphasizing what the squad needs. He won’t ever be in a better position when he returns to the club in June.
Whatever happens at Ibrox today, the manager has the bulk of the blame. He decides on the lineup, strategy, and formation. He makes the replacements in an effort to alter and affect the game. If it succeeds, he will receive
