Brendan’s got to start thinking of a plan B…
Brendan Rodgers applauds the support after yesterday defeat against Hearts
Brendan Rodgers has had plenty of success in football especially at Celtic, so it’s seems strange to question his managerial abilities, but it’s plain for even us average Joes to see that he lacks a plan B approach in terms of the way he sets his sides up.
Pass to the side, pass to the back, through the middle, out wide, and then back again. Eat sleep repeat. That’s fine when it clicks, and to be fair it has more times than not, but what about the times it doesn’t?
Last Sunday at Rugby Park and Saturday at Celtic Park for instance? Teams are well versed in the way we play, it’s totally obvious. If the supporters can notice it in the stands then you can be sure that an opposition manager is going to notice it also.
Brendan Rodgers looks on during a press conference at the Metropolitano stadium in Madrid, on November 6, 2023, on the eve of their UEFA Champions League Group E football match against Club Atletico de Madrid. (Photo by OSCAR DEL POZO/AFP via Getty Images)
Take Saturday for example. 2-0 down at half time and a triple change at the interval. That’s a positive, but the same tactical approach isn’t. We were chasing the game, surely the best thing to do especially with two centre forwards on the park was to put pressure on the opposition by going route one and throwing the ball into the box at every opportunity?
Having a pop at goal at every opportunity? Place our corners into the box instead of playing them short?
Throw caution to the wind and bombard the opposition from the first whistle? Yes I know that’s easy for me to say, but it would have been a better option than the drivel we were subjected to on Saturday. We could’ve played until midnight and still failed to score, and that is not good enough. Far from it. Even Brendan himself noted that we could have played for another hour and not scored, so that surely proves the need for a plan B to be there if needed.
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers is seen during the Cinch Scottish Premiership match between Celtic FC and Aberdeen at Celtic Park Stadium on November 12, 2023. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)
Hearts knew the way we were going to play, as every other side in the league knows. It’s so predictable and it must be a dream for rival coaches and players. Maybe mixing it up a little would help a bit? It’s certainly a better option than the one dimensional method we currently have to watch on a regular basis.
And when the wingers are so out of form then why not go 3-5-2 and take them out of the equation? Or even 4-4-2?
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