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St Mirren 'won't fear' Celtic
St Mirren 'won't fear' Celtic

BBC News

time17 hours ago

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St Mirren 'won't fear' Celtic

Midfielder Killian Phillips says St Mirren "won't fear" a trip to champions Celtic on the opening weekend of the Scottish Premiership Paisley side faced Brendan Rodgers' men on the final day of last campaign and led 1-0 at Parkhead before James Forrest's stoppage-time equaliser denied them a famous who has four goals to his name already this season after impressing last term, is relishing the occasion at Celtic Park."You have to play Celtic three times no matter what," the Irishman told Sky Sports."It'll be sold out and it's one of the best stadiums in the world, so it'll be a great atmosphere to play in and I'm looking forward to it."I don't think any of us will fear them. We'll go over there and implement our game plan and try things we've worked on during the week."

Brendan Rodgers eyes transfer boost as Celtic prepare for Premiership opener
Brendan Rodgers eyes transfer boost as Celtic prepare for Premiership opener

Powys County Times

time21 hours ago

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  • Powys County Times

Brendan Rodgers eyes transfer boost as Celtic prepare for Premiership opener

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers hopes to add to his squad ahead of their William Hill Premiership opener against St Mirren. Benjamin Nygren, Kieran Tierney and more recently Shin Yamada have added to Rodgers' first-team options during pre-season but he has seen the likes of Nicolas Kuhn, Greg Taylor, Jeffrey Schlupp and Maik Nawrocki depart and lost Jota to long-term injury late last season. Reports claim Celtic have had three bids rejected for Go Ahead Eagles midfielder Jakob Breum and have made an approach to sign Manchester City defender Jahmai Simpson-Pusey on loan. Questioned over his transfer plans, Rodgers told Sky Sports News: 'We hope this week there might be some news on that. 'But, of course, coaches and the transfer market don't move at the same pace. A coach always wants a player in immediately, but the transfer market doesn't always work like that. There's a lot that has to go into it. 'But it's also the reason for pre-season. You want your team together as quick as you can, so you can get some good work in, get the togetherness, get the spirit, everything formed. 'But of course, we know that traditionally it can be a challenge. Hopefully that will be the case by the end of the window. But in the meantime we're working very, very hard. 'We're excited by what's here at the moment and looking forward to the weekend.' Rodgers talked about ambition last week after a 5-1 friendly defeat by Ajax – which followed impressive wins over Sporting Lisbon and Newcastle. But he stressed that his stated desire for new players is based on realism first and foremost. 'I think it's arithmetic,' he said. 'It's purely counting. We've lost players and we want to replace those players with quality. It's not an opinion. It's where it's at. 'We've lost key players and we want to replace those as quick as we can in order to keep developing. I'm very hopeful that we can do that.' Former Celtic striker Chris Sutton this week claimed the squad was weaker than the group that finished last season but Rodgers would not be drawn on such comparisons. 'Listen, for me the focus is very much on what's here,' he said. 'We know we have work to do and I'm hopeful that we can get that done by the end of the window. 'But in the meantime, the players have worked fantastic over the course of this pre-season, some really good performances and growing and developing our spirit, which is going to be really important for us.'

Brendan Rodgers aims to improve on Celtic's record-breaking attack
Brendan Rodgers aims to improve on Celtic's record-breaking attack

STV News

timea day ago

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  • STV News

Brendan Rodgers aims to improve on Celtic's record-breaking attack

Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers believes his side are well-prepared for their title defence but he is still keen to improve on the attacking side of their game. The squad is back in Scotland after participating in the Como Cup and counting down to raising the Premiership flag on Sunday ahead of their season opener against St Mirren. Rodgers says their work has gone well over the summer and they are now eagerly anticipating the new season. 'Preparations have gone really, really well,' he told Sky Sports. 'We've worked hard with the team, travelled and played some high-quality games. 'Now we finish the preparations this week and look forward to the game at the weekend.' Last season saw the team win a fourth consecutive title as well as the Premier Sports Cup, and also take huge strides forward in the Champions League after progressing from the new-look League Phase to the knock-out rounds. That success came thanks to 159 goals in competitive games, a record for the 21st century and the most from any Celtic side since the Jock Stein era. Celtic have already signed winger Benjamin Nygren and strikers Shin Yamada and Callum Osmand but have been linked with a number of attacking players with a month still to go in the transfer window. Rodgers wants to build on that goal-laden season and says there are different ways that can be done. 'For us, it's tweaks,' he said. 'Obviously last year we scored the most amount of goals in 50-odd years from any Celtic team. 'That shows you things were very good with the team but clearly you want to improve this season. 'The attacking department will always be the strength of my teams so whether it's through tactical ideas or players, it's an area we always want to improve on.' Get all the latest news from around the country Follow STV News Scan the QR code on your mobile device for all the latest news from around the country

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