Celtic supporters should give Brendan Rodgers some wiggle room, even after his team’s 7-1 loss to Germany this past Wednesday.
That’s the opinion of former striker Chris Sutton, who feels that although though his previous team was soundly defeated by superior players, they made an effort to approach the match with optimism.
With losses to teams like PSG, Barcelona, and Manchester City under his leadership, the commentator is adamant that if this crushing loss happens again in the Champions League, the Northern Irishman deserves some criticism.
caning for entering Dortmund with a pleasant attitude.
“But if the offense is committed again, he will, which raises the crucial question of what happens next.
“Clearly, Borussia dismantled Rodgers’ preferred approach, and Callum McGregor, in my opinion, struck the mark.
“The captain acknowledged that, as part of their maturation process, Celtic must recognize that, when a game is slipping away from them, they must close for a while in order to weather hard patches.
“In my opinion, that is the most important thing to do on Tuesday.
“Any team or player would find it disgraceful to lose by a score of 7-1. I can speak from experience, having gone through the same thing when for Norwich versus Blackburn in 1992. It hurt. terribly. You want it gone forever, and you need to learn from how it escaped them in Germany.
Regarding Rodgers’ methodology, let me emphasize that although having an identity and philosophy is perfectly acceptable, it’s also OK to modify it to fit a particular situation.
“On Wednesday, I witnessed Unai Emery’s strategy for defeating Bayern Munich at Villa Park.
“That’s an English Premier League team spending a ton of money, yet the full-backs hardly left their own half in a 4-4-2 formation.
“They were unable to overcome a forceful man-on-man press and were left thrashing balls over the press in an attempt to hit Ollie Watkins.”
“Thirty-six per cent possession, nevertheless a famous triumph.
“In football, there are tiers, and Emery believed he had to get there to defeat a greater force.
Five months ago, I saw the Champions League final, and in the first half, Borussia outperformed Real Madrid. Their players are significantly better than Celtic’s. That is only a fact.
“Going forward, there has to be an acknowledgment there are better ways to try to combat superior opponents than my old team displayed in Dortmund.”
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