Celtic’s victory over RB Leipzig has left Brendan Rodgers in a strong position to advance from the Champions League group stage, and the Hoops manager is relishing the praise.
Prominent commentators like Chris Sutton have lauded Celtic over the past 48 hours, while Micah Richards and Jamie Carragher have also applauded the Bhoys’ victory over RB Leipzig.
After Daizen Maeda terrorised Leipzig’s defence, Celtic supporters were ecstatic about the players as well. As a result, Celtic has received overwhelmingly positive public publicity.
What do commentators actually say in private, though? Jim White praises Celtic’s Champions League victory over RB Leipzig as a “brilliant result.” While discussing Celtic’s Champions League victory, Jim White and Simon Jordan discussed their true feelings about the win off-air at talkSPORT.
“This was a huge result for Celtic beating Leipzig after the thrashing in Dortmund and Scotland being humiliated by Germany at the Euros,” White told talkSPORT.
“This was a huge win for Scottish football and Celtic. We are aware of that. We are aware that the outcome was outstanding. “I was discussing off-air with Simon how happy we are for Celtic and Brendan Rodgers.”
Those who “enjoyed” attacking Celtic and Brendan Rodgers are called out by Simon Jordan. Jordan agreed and retorted, “It was a brilliant result,” after being so harsh of Celtic this season.
Following the Dortmund match, he [Rodgers] took a lot of flak, and people liked giving it out. And he travelled to Atlanta, where they defeated Leipzig at home and he earned a respectable point. You know, they put themselves in a very nice situation.
They could win because they have Club Brugges and Young Boys at home. They can also have hope that they will be automatically eliminated from the Champions League. A victory over Club Brugge and Young Boys would guarantee Celtic’s promotion from the league phase this season.
How far in the competition can Celtic advance? Nobody thinks the Parkhead team can win, but one thing is certain: after seeing what happened to Slovan Bratislava and RB Leipzig, not many teams will want to visit Celtic Park.
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