Celtic’s reappointment of Brendan Rodgers has almost universally been backed by the Hoops support.
Yes, we are all aware of the Green Brigade tweet that was posted yesterday and we are also aware that there are fans who will be unhappy at the Irishman’s return to the club.
These fans are just as entitled to air their opinions just as those who are happy with Rodgers’ return are. However, he is in the job now and we must move forward.
And former Celtic captain, Paul Lambert reckons that when Rodgers starts producing winning football, the fans that disagree with his return will soon forget all about the way he left in 2019.
Lambert said [BBC], “Brendan knows exactly what he’s walking into.
“He knows the club and its culture, he knows how to win and he grasped really quickly that when you’re at Celtic, that’s the bottom line. You have to win games.
“The fans who are saying they don’t want him – because there’s a bit of hurt there – he’ll pass that by and once he starts to win games everyone will forget it.
“I think it’s the right choice. Celtic are in a really good place, really strong structure-wise.
“Celtic are in pole position at the minute and they need to keep Rangers behind them, although I can’t see Rangers being as bad as they were last year.
“Brendan knows he has to win titles and the big thing for Celtic is trying to make a mark in Europe. If he can do that, that’s massive progress for the club. Celtic were competitive in the Champions League group stage last time, a little bit of naivety here and there maybe.
“There’s only one way the support want you to play and that’s attack. It doesn’t matter who comes to Celtic Park, whether it’s Bayern Munich or Manchester City, the fans expect you to give them a game. You have to live with that and Brendan knows that.”
Rodgers’ return to Celtic puts the lid on the Ange Postecoglou era. And it was one that the Celtic fans really enjoyed due to the Australian manager’s style of football.
But we also witnessed some excellent football under Rodgers in the Invincibles season so there is no reason to doubt that we can’t see more of the same in his second term.
And when you look at the squad of players he has available to him now, if the Celtic manager can replicate what he achieved in 2017, then we are in for one helluva ride next season.
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