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7 Celtic presser takeaways as Brendan Rodgers quizzed on out-of-contract star and his own future
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers was a busy man today as he faced questions at the club’s AGM and then his matchday minus one media duties.
Earlier this morning, the club announced a new deal for full-back Alistair Johnston before Peter Lawwell had to deal with some rather personal attacks at the annual general meeting, but Rodgers was only interested in the footballing side of things when facing the media pack. He confirmed defender Cameron Carter-Vickers is ready to go again after an injury blip, and also touched on his own future at the club.
Celtic travel across the M8 for a Saturday night game against Hearts tomorrow, where the Hoops boss expects a tough test. Here, Football Scotland brings you the seven key takeaways from the media conference.
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Strength of the club, as reflected in AGM, put them in a “really, really good place”
It's very much so. I think that what I see over this last year or so having been in here and I then really see it grow and develop has been the unity. And the unity is the strength of Celtic. You look at the greatest moments in this club's history as normally being together and that's what Celtic is. And for me, that continuation of that will allow us to grow and develop even more. So that unification of the supporters, the players, the board, everyone, makes us a real, real strong group and strong club. And I'm only interested in Celtic, so I want us to be as strong as we possibly can be. So going forward, the infrastructure, the playing side, the performance side, everything, we're in a really, really good place but we have to keep improving.
“Delighted” with Alistair Johnston contract extension
Yes, really pleased. I think the club are really good on that side and in the main getting players committed long-term to the club and of course it doesn't always mean that they will be there but at least it protects the asset, but all the players do sign with the intention of being here for the longer period and none more so than Ali because he absolutely loves being a Celtic player. I've really enjoyed my time working with him. I can see his development, I can see him growing. He's got so many attributes on and off the pitch that really help this team and this club. So, yes, delighted that he's re-signed.
Greg Taylor deal not “close” but something Rodgers wants
I don't think there's anything close but I repeat it's definitely something that I really want to do but I have to respect both sides on that from Greg's side, from the club's side but from a managerial side I really want him to stay here and I really hope that we can do everything we can to keep him. But I also respect Greg's position and there's no drop off with him because he's such a great trainer, he has a great mentality. If he didn't renew, I know till the very last day here he would give absolutely everything but I'm very hopeful that we can sign him because he's been developed here, his skill set suits how he works on the pitch, he's a brilliant passer to the ball his view of the game is so good he plays that inverted role really well for us. Off the pitch, he's a real pillar of the group and we want to continue with that we don't want to be moving players like that we want to keep those players if they want to stay. So hopefully over time, we can get that done also.
Carter-Vickers ready to go
We've had our last group of players back in this morning [from the international breal] so I'll come back absolutely fine Cameron Carter-Vickers is obviously back and fit. We managed him in that last game, so now we're all geared up and excited for the games ahead.
I don't need them to play every single game and they probably won't play every single game but it's having the availability there so I think we'll have to we'll have to manage the whole squad over this coming period. He just had a couple of wee niggles. We obviously got through the Dundee, Aberdeen and Leipzig games - it was just too much of a push we felt to risk the injury for the Kilmarnock game but the guys got through that really well. He's had time to work and now he's ready and fit for the next run of games.
Germany call-up realistic for Kuhn
Why not? He's playing at a massive club, he's performing at the highest level. It's his dream to play for his country and he can't do much more. You're playing against a German team - a team that's recognised as being one of the top teams in terms of infrastructure, organisation and on-pitch play. To play how he did, score two goals, of course, that's going to grab the attention - it will all be about the consistency but there's no reason why he can't, because if you're playing at the top level and playing as well as he is at a massive club then you'll come on the radar for sure.
Will take stock on his own deal next season
I said on my first day what? What did I say on my first day here? Listen, I said I'd be here for three years, at the end of three years I've done nearly six years as Celtic manager, which is a long time for a Celtic manager. But no, I haven't really thought about it. Listen, I think for nearly a year I think there were probably more people wanting me out than in, so I'm not going to be talking about new contracts now! I just need to continue to work well and do my very best for the club and then I'm pretty sure at some point next season or whatever we can see how we're going and then take it from there. At the minute, I love my life here it's an amazing club to work in. Funnily enough, going away and coming back has made it even better for me, because I knew what I missed when I was away so I'm not in a big rush to be leaving it again but it's a great place to be. I love working with the players - they say in life for you, the biggest currency you have is time, and I think when you get to 51 and as you get older you realise that. Time around people you love, around your family, around your workplace and I would have to agree with that. Where I am at the minute, I'm in a brilliant place, so just keep it that way!
Expecting tough Tynecastle test
I'm looking forward to it. I think the last time I was there I was Liverpool's manager at night I think we played Hearts in a in a Europa League game, I think it was. Every other game has obviously been a 12 o'clock kick-off or whatever, but my experience there whether it's night or day it's always an intense game. I think that Hearts in terms of the position that they're in it doesn't quite probably align with some of the performances they've had I think they've performed fairly well from what I've seen but not quite got the results I think with Neil coming in he's come in, he's an excellent coach who will look to organise them, get them working hard and playing good football so like every game we're there we expect a tough game.
