Brendan Rodgers relishes Celtic introduction vs Atletico Madrid as he raves about Diego Simeone

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Brendan Rodgers doesn’t believe the touchline performance art of Diego Simeone will play a part in putting Champions League points on the board.The Celtic boss will face a career first when he pits his wits against the Man in Black on Wednesday night – and admits the theatrics of his counterpart are a world apart from his own.

It’s just that the human windmill approach isn’t for him. A calm and studious demeanour is the Northern Irishman’s preferred code of dugout conduct – not the furious gestures and hyper-active bundle of boiling rage that are the trademark of the long-serving Atletico Madrid boss.As the Hoops prepare to try and breathe some life into Group E of a Champions League campaign that is two games down without a point, nothing less than a win over the La Liga side will enhance any prospects of progressing into the knockout stage.Rodgers is a big fan of the Argentinian – and the Spanish game – but insists Simeone’s antics will have no bearing on a match where it’ll all boil down to what happens on the pitch.He said: “It’s different types, it’s Pep Guardiola, it’s Jurgen Klopp, it’s Carlo Ancelotti – it makes no difference. “Simeone is emotive – you can see that in his game.

I’m different, I’m focused on the match. I’m a different personality to him but whoever you are, it’s about getting your team to play. “The touchline dynamic is interesting.

Some say that a manager brings passion. People say that about Mikel Arteta – that he brings passion to his Arsenal team.“I heard a pundit saying that his team don’t deal with situations in the game because he’s so energetic on the side.