{"id":268882,"date":"2025-07-17T08:49:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T08:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/268882\/"},"modified":"2025-07-17T08:49:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T08:49:13","slug":"brendan-rodgers-names-the-one-area-he-thought-celtic-lacked-in-despite-outstanding-sporting-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/268882\/","title":{"rendered":"Brendan Rodgers names the one area he thought Celtic &#8216;lacked&#8217; in despite &#8216;outstanding&#8217; Sporting win"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Brendan Rodgers was delighted to see his Celtic side return to winning ways in pre-season.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/match\/five-things-we-learned-as-celtic-impress-in-2-0-win-against-sporting-cp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Celtic beat Sporting CP 2-0<\/a> at the Estadio Algarve in their best performance of pre-season so far.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/tag\/reo-hatate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reo Hatate<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/tag\/luke-mccowan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Luke McCowan<\/a> got the goals for the Bhoys where the majority of the starting XI played 70 minutes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/match\/celtic-fans-think-they-have-got-a-star-on-their-hands-but-are-deeply-concerned-by-his-teammate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Benjamin Nygren impressed Celtic fans<\/a> but striker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/tag\/adam-idah\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adam Idah<\/a> was on the receiving end of criticism from supporters.<\/p>\n<p>Crucially, it\u2019s more minutes in the tank and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/club\/celtic-manager\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hoops boss<\/a> was very pleased with what he saw.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"714\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2224731339-1024x714.jpg\" alt=\"Brendan Rodgers watches on from the touchline as Celtic beat Sporting CP\" class=\"wp-image-298629\" \/>Photo by Gualter Fatia\/Getty ImagesBrendan Rodgers wants to see more quality in the final third<\/p>\n<p>Even though the Bhoys got themselves two goals on the night, there could\u2019ve been plenty more added had the finishing been there.<\/p>\n<p>Rodgers pointed this out and even though he was impressed with what he saw, it was clear that he wants to see more quality.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the club\u2019s YouTube channel after the game, he said: \u201cSome of our football was outstanding.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe maybe lacked a little bit in the final third of the pitch, at times, just to finish off some great moves but other than that it was a great workout.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe scored two goals but could\u2019ve had more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When is Celtic\u2019s next game?<\/p>\n<p>Fans won\u2019t have long to wait for the Bhoys to be back in action as they return to Glasgow to play at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/club\/stadium\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Celtic Park<\/a> for the first time in the 2025\/26 season as they host Newcastle United on 19 July.<\/p>\n<p>This will allow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/transfers\/celtic-summer-2025-transfers-signings-exits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Celtic\u2019s summer signings<\/a> to play in front of the home faithful for the first time which will include a second home debut for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/tag\/kieran-tierney\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kieran Tierney<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There may even be chance to see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/tag\/shin-yamada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shin Yamada<\/a> in action for the first time after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/transfers\/kawasaki-frontale-make-big-shin-yamada-announcement-as-move-to-celtic-nears\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kawasaki Frontale confirmed Yamada would be leaving<\/a> the club.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Brendan Rodgers was delighted to see his Celtic side return to winning ways in pre-season. 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