Rodgers’ Hoops are surpassing anything O’Neill, Lennon and Strachan did while in Glasgow’s east end
There will, of course, be accusations of recency bias. And they’ll probably not be without some basis.
But, even so, when taken in isolation, what we witnessed on Tuesday night under the lights at Celtic Park feels as impressive and as comprehensive as anything seen during these 21st century ram-raids across the Continent. So when Rodgers watched on, apparently helplessly, as his side was being brutalised by Borussia Dortmund on October 1, it did begin to feel as if his mouth may have been signing cheques that his coaching abilities couldn’t possibly cash.
That they arrived in Glasgow in desperate need of a win - having already been vanquished by Atletico Madrid, Juventus and Liverpool - added an even greater sense of danger to the occasion. And, yes, in the moments immediately after Christophe Baumgartner planted a header beyond the grasp of Kasper Schmeichel to put the Germans in front, it did feel as if this might be another Champions League game about to ‘get away’ from Rodgers and his players.
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