{"id":297850,"date":"2023-11-29T01:25:34","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T01:25:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=297850"},"modified":"2023-11-29T01:25:34","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T01:25:34","slug":"brendan-rodgers-demands-quality-signings-after-celtic-exit-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/brendan-rodgers-demands-quality-signings-after-celtic-exit-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"Brendan Rodgers demands &apos;quality&apos; signings after Celtic exit Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Brendan Rodgers demands &#8216;quality&#8217; signings after Celtic exit Europe&#8230; with\u00a0\u00a34m\u00a0Portuguese winger Tiago Araujo a January target<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Celtic&#8217;s European hopes ended in frustrating fashion on Tuesday night<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Sub Ciro Immobile bagged a late double to claim a\u00a0fortuitous victory for Lazio<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Big Ange on connecting with his players and why he doesn&#8217;t do small talk &#8211;\u00a0It&#8217;s All Kicking Off hosts Chris Sutton and Ian Ladyman spoke exclusively to Spurs boss\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Brendan Rodgers admitted he desperately needed to add more quality to his squad after Celtic\u2019s defeat to Lazio ended their interest in Europe for another season.<\/p>\n<p>The Parkhead side required a win in the Stadio Olimpico just to stay in the hunt for third place in Group E.<\/p>\n<p>However, two late goals in three minutes from substitute Ciro Immobile extended their lamentable winless run in the competition to 15 games and left Scotland\u2019s champions cast adrift at the bottom of the section, with just one point from five <\/p>\n<p>Celtic were awarded a penalty in the third minute of added time for a push on substitute Oh Hyeon-gyu inside the box before it was overturned in the wake of VAR intervening and referee Halil Umut Meler being sent to the pitchside monitor for another look.<\/p>\n<p>Admitting the need for more quality is now \u2018glaring\u2019, Rodgers wants to do a deal for \u00a34million-rated left-sided Portuguese player Tiago Araujo in the January window.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/28\/23\/78350247-0-image-a-1_1701214790736.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers wants to add more quality to his squad after European exit<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>A former Benfica B team-mate of ex-Hoops winger Jota and current loanee Paulo Bernardo, the 22-year-old signed for Estoril at the start of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Capable of playing left-back and on the wing, Mail Sport understands the Under-21 international is a target the club are likely to pursue.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We want to bring in quality, especially at the top end of the field,\u2019 said Rodgers after the defeat. \u2018So that\u2019s hopefully something that we can hope to resolve in the next couple of windows.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The players have gained more experience at this level and they have shown that they can compete in a lot of the games.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We need to add quality. That\u2019s the glaring thing that stands out within the squad. If we can have players available and add to that then we can go again and push forward.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>A wretched record against Europe\u2019s elite worsened when Celtic, chasing a late winner, conceded two goals to Immobile in the 82nd and 85th minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Bottom of the group with just one point from their five games, an undeterred Rodgers believes his young squad will learn lessons from the experience.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It\u2019s important for us to be in this competition,\u2019 he continued. \u2018People will look at it and say: \u201cWell, you\u2019ve only got one point and you struggle\u201d. But it\u2019s still important for us as a club to be there, to help players develop and grow and look to achieve.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/28\/19\/78340297-0-image-a-28_1701199861313.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Substitute Ciro Immobile bagged a late brace to send Lazio into the last 16<\/p>\n<p>\u2018So, yes, we will learn from this for sure. The result was very disappointing.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018First half, we were too safe. Although we kept the ball, I feel we needed to go and press the game and we didn\u2019t<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Second half, we were much better. We pressed the game and we managed the game well. We were in the ascendancy.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Maybe the last 20 minutes, we were the team who maybe looked like we could go on and get the result. We gave away two poor goals. First one, we are in a great position where are working the ball up the pitch, we lose possession and never recovered our shape.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018They got a bit of luck with the deflection. So that was tough to take late on and, obviously, the second goal we need to be stronger and better.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Rodgers (right) was missing key players Reo Hatate, Daizen Maeda, Liel Abada and Luis Palma, and handed James Forrest his first start in the Champions League since 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Bernardo was also named in a three-man midfield, with Celtic dominating possession in the second half before Immobile took advantage of a huge deflection off Liam Scales to strike the opener.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We\u2019ve been hampered with our squad a little bit,\u2019 said Rodgers.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/28\/19\/78339149-0-image-a-23_1701198037853.jpg\" height=\"416\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Celtic forward Kyogo Furuhashi fired inches past the far post after the interval<\/p>\n<p>\u2018But the players that have been playing have been giving everything. The effort and commitment was there.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Hopes of some late consolation were sunk when the Turkish referee awarded Celtic a penalty in added time for a shove on Oh \u2014 then changed his mind after a VAR review.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018That\u2019s the wee bit where you need the breaks,\u2019 said Rodgers.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Even though it would have been a consolation, it would still have been nice to get the reward for the effort.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018But definitely, in the competition throughout, whether it has been sendings-off or whatever, we just never got the breaks.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Celtic management and players are scheduled to meet Pope Francis at the Vatican this morning before flying home to Scotland.<\/p>\n<p>Hundreds of the 4,000 travelling fans with tickets were locked out of the Stadio Olimpico before kick-off after rigorous stadium entry checks.<\/p>\n<p>Determined to give supporters their first win in the competition since 2017 in the final group game against Feyenoord at Parkhead on December 13, Rodgers admitted: \u2018We want to finish on a high and to win in front of our own supporters.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/28\/19\/78339857-0-image-a-27_1701199201774.jpg\" height=\"353\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Hyunjan Yang spurned a glorious opportunity to put Celtic ahead in the second-half<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Our supporters have been incredible coming all around Europe and they haven\u2019t seen us winning.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018So, we would love to be able to give them that victory and finish off with a positive result against Feyenoord.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, both Lazio and Celtic face disciplinary action from UEFA after home and away fans lobbed lit flares back and forward over a fence before kick-off last night.<\/p>\n<p>Lazio ultras also displayed an offensive banner inside the stadium during the match.<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12802599\/Brendan-Rodgers-demands-quality-signings-Celtic-exit-Europe-4m-Portuguese-winger-Tiago-Araujo-January-target.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brendan Rodgers demands &#8216;quality&#8217; 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