Brendan Rodgers’ Celtic side have their work cut-out if they are to achieve success in Europe this season.
Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers spoke to reporters about his side’s hopes of achieving success in Europe this season, and admitted that the task facing his side this year is entirely different to the one faced by Matin O’Neill’s UEFA Cup finalists way back in 2003, as quoted by the Express.
The Hoops have been totally dominant domestically over the past seven years but they have struggled on the continent, failing to achieve any kind of success in either the Champions League or Europa League.
The landscape of European football has undoubtedly changed over the past decade, with Scottish clubs getting left behind in financial terms, and attracting the very best players to Parkhead is harder now than it ever has been.
Rodgers spoke to reporters about his side’s hopes in Europe this season, and explained why it is unfair to compare the current Celtic team to the 2003 side, as quoted by the Express:
“I just think in terms of where it was for Celtic then is totally different to where it’s at now. Celtic were taking players out of the top end of the Premier League. So that tells you where they were as a club in terms of finance and that sort of ambition really. Now we are not any less ambitious but, of course, the football economics have changed totally.”
Celtic kick off their Europa League campaign with a home game against Rosenborg on Thursday night, and if they are to have any chance of progressing from the group, a win against the Norwegians will be an absolute must.
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