Brendan Rodgers leaps to defence of Celtic player 'who suffered...

Brendan Rodgers leaps to defence of Celtic player ‘who suffered from Callum McGregor syndrome’

The demand for Celtic to acquire a left-back has turned into a rallying cry for the team.

Brendan Rodgers’ recognition of the need for this kind of purchase, rather than the motivation behind it, may reassure the faithful.

Greg Taylor has spent the four and a half years following his £3 million move from Kilmarnock feeling like he is a target on the back of

the supporters. Despite pointing out obstacles for the 26-year-old at the Champions League level, the Celtic boss goes above and above

to give the player the biggest pat on the back for what he has accomplished during the first half of his second tenure.

The fact that Taylor has started all 29 of the team’s games this season is indicative of his reliance and consistency, while Rodgers has

clearly come to the conclusion that Alexandro Bernabei is not a trustworthy backup. “I must admit, Greg Taylor has been outstanding

for me,” Aaron Rodgers remarked prior to Sunday’s Scottish Cup matchup with Buckie Thistle. “There is obviously a loading problem

there, so if we don’t bring in assistance, we need to be careful. In the worst situation, I know I have Scalesy [Liam Scales] who can play

there. But for me, Greg has been excellent. Similar to a few of the participants,

he probably took some time to adapt to what we’ve been asking them to do. But now with everyone in sync, you can see how much he’s

improved from a defensive perspective and the football side of his game is very good. I really, really like him. Being at a big club is

about competition and it’s my job to make the squad as good as it can be.”

It was suggested to Rodgers that the Celtic supporters’ lack of enthusiasm for Taylor could be called “the James Forrest syndrome”—a

phenomenon in which native players, like the two, are often the targets of unjustified criticism and criticism due to their normalcy

contrasted with the allure of foreign imports. He went farther with that. “That is somewhat similar, perhaps similar to the Callum

McGregor syndrome until a few years ago,” the

Celtic manager. “It’s just the nature of it sometimes, the Scottish boys might not get the same level of affinity as some of the others.

When I was last here I saw Greg as a young player at Kilmarnock. We had Kieran [Tierney] here, who was brilliant for me. But I went

away and I watched him over these last few years. He’s done great. I love working with him. I see him every day,

he’s a top professional who looks after himself.

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