It was a beautiful Sunday at Celtic Park as Brendan Rodgers’ men cruised to a 3-0 victory in the Glasgow derby. Speaking to Celtic TV after the match, the Celts’ boss said that he has been impressed by his team’s mentality since before the start of the season and praised the defensive qualities of the champions as well as their creativity going forward. “We’ve seen from pre-season that mentality to defend,” he said. “And if the team does break through then you’ve got Kasper who’s a world-class goalkeeper to make the save. ‘Keeping the clean sheet was important to us. That takes hunger and mentality.’ “It’s a decision to want to go and defend and press. “To score the goals and create the opportunities was great. But the defensive part of the game is still very important. ‘From the first day of pre-season, the players’ focus and work rate has been very impressive.’ “I thought we were electric going forward today at times, and we had good opportunities to be even more convincing. “But I’m so pleased to get to this period. We can now analyse, reset and come back really excited for the next game against Hearts.” It was a memorable day for two of Celtic’s senior players with Captain Callum McGregor scoring a sensational goal to make it 3-0 and James Forrest making his 500th appearance for the club. On Callum McGregor’s performance, Brendan said: “He’s an outstanding captain.“He had a man-marker on him today but he’s so clever, he knows when to drop the marker and when to attack the space.“He’s such a tempo setter for this team.”On James Forrest reaching the extraordinary milestone of 500 Celtic appearances, Brendan added: “It’s absolutely remarkable the longevity that James has had at this club.“Especially for a winger, there’s a big demand on all players here at Celtic but especially attacking players.“For him to get his 500th appearance today is absolutely fantastic.”FixturesCeltic Vs. Rangers – Sun, Sep 1st 2024, 12:30
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