Brendan Rodgers gave perhaps his most interesting media conference of the season this afternoon in Bergamo ahead of Celtic’s third Champions League match of the season, against Europa League holders Atalanta…
However the manager dashed hopes of a return to the side for Cameron Carter-Vickers. Hopes were raised after CCV was photographed training at Celtic Park today ahead of the team heading to Glasgow Airport for the flight to Milan. Here’s everything that the Celtic manager had to say at his media conference.Brendan Rodgers: “We’re looking forward to the experience again. We’ve played two games now, the first one you come off and you feel absolutely amazing. It’s a great feeling. Then you come off after the second game and it feels like an assault on your spirit. But that’s life at this level. We’re looking forward to the challenge of playing against a really good team.Brendan Rodgers: “No, he hasn’t travelled. Greg Taylor hasn’t travelled as well, so Greg should join the training group on Friday. As for Cameron, we’ll see when we get back.”
Q: What lessons can you learn from Dortmund?
Brendan Rodgers: “They are a very good side, a very aggressive team, very attacking. For us, I think it’s that compactness in the team which is very important. We weren’t tight enough in certain moments in that [Dortmund] game and of course then you add to that quality that they finish with. We deserve to be here in this competition. It’s always important to instil that belief in the players. You know you’re going to have to defend well and be strong in your duels against a team that, in terms of a defensive organisation and how they work, is pretty unique. They are at the very highest level of that. So you’ve got to be able to deal with that, play through that pressure, but also be really strong defensively. It’s the aim we go into with every game, but going into the games at this level, it’s even more importan
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