Brendan Rodgers Swansea comments rile Celtic fans

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Brendan Rodgers has sparked discussion over the past few days after hitting out at Celtic supporters following Sunday's win over St. Mirren.

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I wonder if todays Swansea fans are as understanding and appreciative of Brendans methods as he implies?

Darren Pratley springs to mind s someone who many fans criticised at that time for passing backwards rather than forward as Grimes is often criticised today by some sections of Swansea fans.

Would we put up with Brendans team tactics today with this squad?

 

[monmouth]

Going back because you can’t go forward is fine. Not going forward because you can go back is not.

Bren did do a bit too much passive possession though. We only remember the good games. Laudrup upgraded it to have more purpose. Again we always remember it when it worked. There were lots of poor games where it didn’t.

My favourite was Tosh, 78-82, where we just played forward at every possible opportunity, without stats, without ‘philosophy’ and without thinking, but with wonderful, exciting (and often local) players. The best of times.

 

[monmouth]

Oh to answer the question, I’d put up with Brendan tomorrow. Different universe to the imposters Martin and Williams.

 

[Swanjaxs]

Two defeats in all competitions in 12 months (before rangers) would suggest he's got it spot on at Parkhead.
He was just letting off steam because the fans were singing Kieran Tierney's name at the end of the St Mirren game and Greg Taylor stormed off down the tunnel in a huff...

 

[sainthelens]

Loved Brenda what he did/brought. Plus Toshs' boys through the leagues.
There was a big affiliation between their teams/fans than there is atm.
Cullen aside, I've little love for this current group.
Thers a difference between loving the club and loving the staff.

 

[JackSomething]

There was always plenty of moaning around me during Brendan's season in the Championship about keeping the ball for the sake of it and needing a plan B, mostly when we weren't winning naturally.

Bringing in Sinclair (and later Borini) possibly had more impact than the change of manager, although of course we probably wouldn't have signed either without Brendan being the manager.

 

[monmouth]

There was always plenty of moaning around me during Brendan's season in the Championship about keeping the ball for the sake of it and needing a plan B, mostly when we weren't winning naturally.

Bringing in Sinclair (and later Borini) possibly had more impact than the change of manager, although of course we probably wouldn't have signed either without Brendan being the manager.

A few days after the Emnes game at Lego, we were haplessly losing to the Wurzels at home. Our lot were singing ‘we beat the scum 1-0’ and the Wurzels started singing ‘we’re beating you 1-0’. It was like someone flicked a switch in whatever passes for circuitry in some brains “Rodgers, sort it out” started up . Also remember walking down from the Globe when we were playing someone and the two beauts ahead of me saying “scum won, if we don’t batter…(whoever it was we were playing)…I’ll be booing”

So, yeah, easy to be rose tinted with hindsight.

 

[J_B]

Say what you like about Brendan.

He got us up and then kept us up.

Legend.

 

[Swanjaxs]

Celtic's unique situation—being 13 points clear at the top—means nothing to some fans. If we are playing at home and don't lead at halftime, you'll hear moaning all around you. Callum McGregor played a ball back to Greg Taylor just before halftime, and you could hear the moaning start. Celtic were 1-0 up at the time. That obviously got under Rodgers skin...

 

[Magic_Michu]

Loved Brenda what he did/brought. Plus Toshs' boys through the leagues.
There was a big affiliation between their teams/fans than there is atm.
Cullen aside, I've little love for this current group.
Thers a difference between loving the club and loving the staff.

I’ve got a lot of love for Franco

 

[Dr. Winston]

There was always plenty of moaning around me during Brendan's season in the Championship about keeping the ball for the sake of it and needing a plan B, mostly when we weren't winning naturally.

Bringing in Sinclair (and later Borini) possibly had more impact than the change of manager, although of course we probably wouldn't have signed either without Brendan being the manager.

The biggest difference for me was playing Dobbie at #10 in his first season, then eventually Gylfi in the Prem. Having that creative spark at the top of midfield made us a much more fun team to watch than his initial midfield of Britton, Gower and Orlandi. I will maintain to this day that we'd have gone up automatically if we'd made that switch earlier in the season.

With the latter three it was a bit "possession for possession's sake" at times. Certainly with Gower and Orlandi. Leon had more about him.

 

[JackSomething]

The biggest difference for me was playing Dobbie at #10 in his first season, then eventually Gylfi in the Prem. Having that creative spark at the top of midfield made us a much more fun team to watch than his initial midfield of Britton, Gower and Orlandi. I will maintain to this day that we'd have gone up automatically if we'd made that switch earlier in the season.

With the latter three it was a bit "possession for possession's sake" at times. Certainly with Gower and Orlandi. Leon had more about him.

No argument with that. My point about Sinclair and Borini was imagining Rodger's team without them and instead relying on our forwards from the previous season. Luminaries like Beattie, Kuqi, Cotterill, and Pintado.

Neither this post or my earlier one were throwing shade at Brendan by the way. I wished he'd have come back the first time it was an option and needless to say, I'd love to see him back here in the future. Not going to happen though sadly.

 

[Dr. Winston]

No argument with that. My point about Sinclair and Borini was imagining Rodger's team without them and instead relying on our forwards from the previous season. Luminaries like Beattie, Kuqi, Cotterill, and Pintado.

Beattie and Kuqi were always a bit unfairly maligned IMO, but no arguments on the other two. For sure as you say, Sinclair was massive that season and Borini just that extra bit of quality when it mattered. Quite surprised that he never really kicked on in his career and became the player he looked like he could at the time, odd as it may seem to think that about a player who had spells at Liverpool, Roma and AC Milan.