BRENDAN RODGERS has dismissed suggestions by Livingston manager Davie Martindale that his players will be suffering...
BRENDAN RODGERS has dismissed suggestions by Livingston manager David Martindale that his players will be suffering from ‘mental fatigue’ when they visit the Tony Macaroni Arena today, telling his players he won’t accept any excuses if they leave West Lothian with anything less than a win.
But the Celtic manager has no such concerns about his men, saying it is far too early in the season to be talking about tiredness affecting his team.“It’s no excuse,” Rodgers said. “So, there will be no mental fatigue. We’ll be ready. David’s a good man. I like him and I look forward to seeing him.Rodgers has been an outspoken critic of the presence of synthetic surfaces in the Premiership in the past, but while he acknowledges the pitch at Livingston coupled with the home side’s approach may pose difficulties for Celtic, he says it is up to his players to overcome whatever is put in front of them.“There are always challenges with the surface,” he said.
“It’s the pitch – the speed of the game is a lot slower. If your defence is packed out then in order to move teams around that have low blocks and lots of bodies there, you are relying on the speed of the pitch. Because the quicker the ball moves, the quicker they need to move.
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