What Brendan Rodgers told Celtic stars to inspire Atletico rout response as 'fantastic' Aberdeen win gets boss raving
dailyrecord.co.ukBrendan Rodgers hailed the mentality of his clinical Celtic stars after they smashed Aberdeen for six.The Parkhead boss, who confirmed dazed Kyogo Furuhashi won’t be joining Japan after being crunched during the rout, was thrilled at the response of his boys as they roared back from their mauling in Madrid.
Having lost 6-0 to Atletico in the Champions League, Celtic repeated that scoreline against the dismal Dons to keep their eight-point lead at the top of the Premiership.Rodgers says a strong reaction from the Spain nightmare was crucial and, when asked about the mental strength of his team to roar back from such a brutal Euro setback, he was clear in his praise.
The manager said: “That’s the number one factor for me, to be a Celtic player. You can be talented, of course. But you need mental strength and you have to be robust in your mentality.“I said to the players before the game, throughout your footballing season and life you have painful points, but it is how you respond is where you are judged.
I think if you look after St Johnstone here, we go to Rangers and win. After Feyenoord away, we go to Livingston and win.“Obviously, we had a challenging game in midweek just because of the circumstances.
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