Celtic dropped some surprising, but additionally unsurprising, information on Monday evening after they confirmed that Brendan Rodgers had tendered his resignation.
The Northern Irish head coach has stepped down as supervisor of the Scottish Premiership champions, shortly after his facet misplaced 3-1 to Hearts on Sunday.
The timing of the choice got here as a shock, as there had not been any prior indication that he was prone to step down from his place, at the very least within the public area.
Nonetheless, it was additionally not a shock as a result of talkSPORT’s Alex Criminal lately defined that the supervisor was prone to go away subsequent summer time, saying: “I’ve simply been listening to lots of whispers that possibly Brendan Rodgers may resolve on the finish of the season to not renew his deal, and that the time is true to depart Celtic for a second time.”
As a substitute of ready till his contract expired subsequent summer time, although, the previous Leicester Metropolis and Liverpool boss determined to stroll away from it firstly of this week.
Solely Rodgers will be capable to give his full reasoning behind the choice, if he decides to discuss it publicly, however it might be the fitting resolution for the membership.
Why Brendan Rodgers leaving would be the proper resolution
The previous Hoops supervisor gained 4 Premiership titles, three SFA Cups, and 4 League Cups throughout two spells with the Scottish giants, per Transfermarkt, which exhibits that he had lots of success at Parkhead.
There might be no denying that Rodgers will go down as an awesome Celtic supervisor, given his achievements, however all issues come to an finish, and the workforce’s type this season steered that it was the top of an period in Glasgow.
The Hoops misplaced their final two Premiership matches beneath Rodgers and presently discover themselves eight factors adrift of Hearts within the league desk, which isn’t a place that the ex-Bhoys supervisor was used to being in.
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Brendan Rodgers’ Premiership profession |
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|---|---|---|
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Season |
Matches |
Factors per sport |
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25/26 |
9 |
1.89 |
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24/25 |
38 |
2.39 |
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23/24 |
38 |
2.45 |
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18/19 |
27 |
2.33 |
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17/18 |
38 |
2.16 |
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16/17 |
38 |
2.79 |
As you may see within the desk above, Rodgers ends his second Celtic spell with just one Premiership season averaging beneath 2.16 factors per sport, which is the present marketing campaign.
After all, the top coach could have turned issues round and gotten over that two factors per sport mark later within the season, however the facet’s present type exhibits that they have been on a downward trajectory beneath the Northern Irishman, which is why his exit from Parkhead could also be a great name for all events.
Martin O’Neill is again in interim cost, for now, however the consideration will flip to who the membership are going to nominate as their subsequent supervisor, and a former participant has informed them who to go for.
Celtic plot method for brand spanking new supervisor
It seems to be as if O’Neill can be in cost for the membership’s conflict with Falkirk at Parkhead on Wednesday evening, however they’ll want a longer-term resolution within the dugout.
Former Celtic centre-forward and present Sky Sports activities pundit Chris Sutton has urged the Premiership champions to go and produce Ange Postecoglou again to Glasgow.
The Australian boss, who left Celtic in the summertime of 2023, was lately sacked by Premier League facet Nottingham Forest and which means that he’s out there and probably able to step into a brand new job.
In actual fact, Soccer Insider stories that the Hoops could make contact with the previous Tottenham Hotspur head coach to debate a sensational return to Parkhead.
Nonetheless, Soccer Insider doesn’t reveal whether or not or not the previous Celtic supervisor desires to make such a fast return to the sport, or if he desires to return to Glasgow for a second spell on the membership.
They do look like planning to make an method to talk with the Europa League winner, although, which exhibits that they’re fascinated with appointing him as Rodgers’ substitute.
Why Celtic ought to push for Ange Postecoglou to return
The Hoops board must be pushing to deliver Ange Postecoglou again to Parkhead within the coming days as a result of he may return to Scotland as an improve on Rodgers.
In his two seasons in cost in Glasgow, the Australian boss, whose soccer was hailed as “breathtaking” by Gary Neville, racked up a whopping 192 factors in 76 Premiership matches, per Transfermarkt, which works out at 2.52 factors per sport.
Whereas, Rodgers gained 453 factors in 188 video games in control of the membership throughout two spells at Parkhead, per Transfermarkt, which is a mean of round 2.41 factors per sport.
These statistics counsel that the previous Spurs boss obtained much more out of the workforce domestically, regardless of each managers profitable titles in all of their full seasons in cost, as his sides gained extra factors per sport on common.
Hamish Carton, within the clip above, explains how spectacular Postecoglou’s achievements at Celtic have been off the again of the scenario that he inherited when he first arrived, as Rangers had run away with the league title within the earlier season.
Which means his dominance at Celtic was much more spectacular than Rodgers’ was, as a result of the 4-3-3 boss needed to flip a nasty scenario round, while Rodgers got here right into a membership that had simply gained the home treble in the summertime of 2023, and he was capable of construct from that.
Postecoglou’s home treble within the 2022/23 marketing campaign was not repeated by the Northern Irish boss within the 2023/24 or the 2024/25 seasons, which additionally exhibits that he had extra success, by way of trophies, than the lately departed supervisor.
Subsequently, pushing to deliver Postecoglou, who Carton additionally described as a “higher supervisor” than Rodgers, again to Celtic may consequence within the membership having an improve within the dugout for the remainder of this season, and past, which is why they need to take Sutton’s recommendation and make a critical transfer for his providers.
