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in the hottest nights celtic Park, the sound of “You’ll Never Walk Alone” is as provocative and defiant as it is at Anfield and the Westfalenstadion.
but for brendan rodgersThe noise and fallout following his shock resignation from the Scottish champions will leave the 52-year-old walking a lonely path as he packs his bags and leaves Lennoxtown for a second time. A surprise, explosive statement from the Celtic majority shareholder, Dermot Desmond, accused Rodgers of Acting in a “divisive, deceptive and selfish” manner This “contributed to a toxic environment” around the club, destroying all relations with the manager who won 11 trophies in his two tenures in Glasgow.
The writing was on the wall for the Northern Irishman, whose frustration had been palpable since the summer. After negotiating the league stage of the Champions League last season Bayern Munich moved closer to the knockout stageRodgers wanted Celtic to act decisively in the transfer market and further their progress in Europe. Instead, Rodgers believed the Celtic board were holding up on the green light, criticizing the failure to strengthen the club ahead of facing Kairat Almaty in the qualifying rounds. “There are so many ways I can dress that we don’t have players here,” he said. their A crushing defeat for Kazakhstan’s champion. Also left Celtic with a reduced budget for the remainder of the window.
“It’s very disappointing,” Rodgers added. “We all know where we want to be. I showed last year that I felt we had made the progress. But you have to build on that. The last thing you want to do in football is create your own tension. That’s what you don’t want to do. But now we can only look at where we are as a football club and decide what path we want to take.”
Rodgers saw star players sold for profit and without adequate replacements, but it proved unwise to compare his Celtic team to a “Honda Civic” after a 2–0 defeat to Dundee, with a 3–1 defeat at Tynecastle on Sunday leaving the champions eight points behind. Heart In the Premiership. Rodgers later insisted that there was still plenty of time left in the season, but that his run was complete; celtic Announced his resignation in a 134-word statement late Monday night, with Desmond’s bombshell letter, four times the length, arriving 15 minutes later. Amidst the massacre, the return of martin o’neil20 years on from his previous stint at Parkhead, he slipped somewhat under the radar.
Indeed, if Desmond accused Rodgers of “self-preservation” in his public statements to the press, it was the 75-year-old’s turn on behalf of the Celtic board, who had, in his words, subjected them and their families to “unfair and unacceptable” abuses. Offering his view of events, the Corkman effectively accused Rodgers of lying – to him, to the Celtic fans, or to both. Desmond claimed that Rodgers had been told that Celtic were keen to extend his contract – Rodgers had said in August that no contact had taken place – and insisted that every player signed or sold by Celtic was done with the manager’s approval. “Any indication otherwise is simply false,” Desmond said.
Now we wait for Rodgers to give his answer in a three-hour interview with Steven Bartlett, or possibly later. High Performance PodcastRodgers left Celtic fans upset by leaving for Leicester in 2019; Despite disappointment across the board with the 52-year-old’s attempt to rebuild the bridges in Glasgow, a rebuilt reputation in the Premier League is unlikely. His Departure from Leicester in 2023 Dropped into the relegation zone with the Foxes. Like Ange Postecoglouwhich has been Installed as favorite for his return to CelticIt is probably to the fans, rather than any other club owner or sporting director, that Rodgers will have a harder time convincing.
Desmond concluded in his extraordinary farewell, “Celtic is greater than any one man.” “Our focus now is on restoring harmony, strengthening the team and continuing to build a club worthy of our values, traditions and supporters.” It should be pointed out, this is a club that has won the Scottish League title in 14 of the last 15 seasons, but now faces the challenge of regaining its shattered pieces as well as dealing with the biggest threat to the Old Firm’s dominance at the time.
After all, it was telling that on the morning of Rodgers and Celtic’s split, former boss O’Neill appeared in talkSPORT’s studio Singing the praises of the Hearts team is “soaring”It has been 40 years since any side other than Celtic or ranger people won the title, and that was Sir Alex Ferguson’s Aberdeen. But, as O’Neill said, “This is the moment, this is the time Heart,
With eight wins and one draw from their opening nine matches, the last time Hearts had such a strong start was under George Burley in the 2005–06 season. There have been times over the next 20 years when the Jumbos have been a basket case of a club, but given the disarray in Glasgow’s big two, they now look like the only adults in the room. Celtic’s own crisis comes after Rangers’ disastrous start Russell Martin was sacked after only 17 games And now Danny is trying to save his campaign under the leadership of Rohl. With so little similarity historically, Celtic and Rangers fans are currently united in the anger directed at the suits in the stands.
Meanwhile, hearts are being guided by making smart decisions. Brighton owner Tony Bloom’s investment and exclusive access to Jamestown Analytics has revolutionized their recruitment model and encouraged the club to target neglected talent from untapped sources, resulting in the signings of Greek winger Alexandros Kyzyridis from the Slovakian top flight and Portuguese striker Claudio Braga from Norway. Has gone. Under Derek McInnes, Hearts are focused on one goal. And while Aberdeen had a similarly impressive start to the season last season, winning 10 of their first 11 games and finishing the season overall in fifth place, it is believed that a challenger does not have to be perfect to dethrone the Old Firm this season.
Celtic are no longer invincible. The Rangers are no threat whatsoever, and are “so disoriented it’s a lie”. These are both the statements from Celtic’s new interim boss O’Neill, made on talkSPORT just hours before accepting his first managerial role in six years. And if Hearts can keep their focus amid the chaos in Glasgow, the unthinkable could happen in Scotland.
The Independent has attempted to contact Brendan Rodgers for comment