Fans: 18 Titles In 24 Years: Celtic critics were mad to ever doubt Brendan Rodgers during tumultuous season

Fans: 18 Titles In 24 Years: Celtic critics were mad to ever doubt Brendan Rodgers during tumultuous season

MARTIN O’NEILL feels that the accomplishments of Jock Stein’s Lisbon Lions are the only things that can top his five

seasons at Celtic.

Exactly twenty-four years ago today, the exuberant Northern Irishman took over at Parkhead and began an incredible

silverware landslide.

Furthermore, according to O’Neill, the class of 2003 ought to have raised a European trophy in solidarity with Stein.

The 72-year-old manager left Leicester City to join the Lakers following the disastrous collapse of the so-called Dream Team,

which included John Barnes and Kenny Dalglish.

Celtic critics were mad to ever doubt Brendan Rodgers during tumultuous season

Throughout the previous season, Paul Lambert was taken aback by a few things and not by many.

The former Celtic midfielder, for example, was shocked that anyone would question Brendan Rodgers‘ managerial acumen.

When Rodgers and his squad eventually won the league and the Scottish Cup, he was not even the smallest bit surprised,

and he felt validated in his belief in the manager of his former club.

Throughout the season, even at those turbulent moments when Celtic had let Rangers not only resurrect themselves

as front-runners but also grab the lead, Lambert remained composed and unwavering in his support of Rodgers.

In December, Lambert told Herald Sport that rumors of a Celtic crisis was just “Glasgow madness” after the team lost to

Kilmarnock and Hearts. He was certain that Rodgers would turn Celtic around and steer them in the right direction so

they could win the league.

That possibility seemed as conceivable at that point as Lambert returning to Motherwell on a Bosman a year later with a

Champions League medal. However, it did occur. Therefore, it’s understandable if Lambert feels a little smug now that his faith in

Rodgers has shown to be well-founded.

“I believe Brendan took Ange’s place at a very difficult moment,” Lambert remarked.

“Regardless of who took Ange’s place, it was always going to

“Winning the league is an incredible accomplishment. This season has been incredible, culminating in winning the

Scottish Cup as well.

“Hopefully, they can now maintain their momentum. Before you know it, you’re in the thick of things again for the next season.

“Brendan has worked with some of the biggest teams in Swansea, Liverpool, and Leicester—possibly the best league in the world.

He is really skilled at what he does. He has experience with football clubs and knows how to handle them.

“He was aware of the expectations because he had previously visited this place.

“For me it was a very clever move to bring him back.”

Lambert and numerous others who have previously been burdened with the demands of Glasgow, along with Rodgers’

comprehension of them, consistently revisit this issue.

If, for example, the Scottish Cup final had gone the other way, it might not have eliminated their title win, but it would have surely diminished its luster.

That may sound like a bizarre idea to those unfamiliar with the Old Firm rivalry, but Lambert understands how crucial

Celtic’s victory at Hampden last Saturday was—not just for the thrill of winning more trophies, but also for maintaining a symbolic foothold against Rangers.

“This club is constructed on winning,” he said.

There are no alternative ways to adorn it. The expectation for players and managers alike is to win championships. Everyone in this group lives on the pressure this creates.

“Those who find it difficult to handle are the ones who struggle with it. However, everyone who visits here is aware of the club’s values.

“The pressure here is different from that anywhere else.” In Scotland, there are really only two teams that have a chance to win the league. Either you come first or last.

You’re aware that you must prevail. Because of the pressure to win ten straight league titles, that was the most difficult league title I have ever won.

“Nobody withered under that pressure—everyone flourished. Herein lies the secret.”

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