Brendan Rodgers is aware of will probably be up to Celtic to discover options if Dundee flip up at Parkhead on Saturday in a dour and defensive temper.
The Hoops go into the cinch Premiership recreation buoyed by the 1-0 win over Rangers at Ibrox thanks to a Kyogo Furuhashi objective earlier than the worldwide break, however in the earlier house recreation, they might not break down a inflexible St Johnstone rearguard with the recreation ending goalless.
The chances are high that newly-promoted Dundee, managed by Tony Docherty, can even look to hold issues tight in the east finish of Glasgow and can be assured after dropping simply one in all their first 4 league video games.
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However, that can come as no shock to Rodgers, who revealed on Thursday that he has misplaced the providers of winger Liel Abada for 3 to 4 months with a thigh harm picked up in coaching with Israel.
The Hoops boss stated: “It’s up to us to discover the options. In the St Johnstone recreation we might have scored 4 or 5 targets however didn’t, their keeper had an important day and we simply didn’t put away our possibilities. I count on Tony’s workforce to be properly organised.
“I’ve seen the video games they usually’ve been unlucky as properly in a few of these not to have gotten higher outcomes.
“It’ll be a tough game for us. And that’s what you expect. You have to focus really on yourselves, do your work and work well, and hopefully we can get the three points.”
Rodgers believes the well-deserved win at Ibrox in entrance of a house fans-only crowd – Celtic rejected 700 tickets on safety grounds – may have accomplished his gamers the world of fine.
“In the game against Rangers, the guys were so brave,” the Northern Irishman stated.
“Ibrox is a tricky place for any participant to go and play, however as a Celtic participant, the hostility, the whole lot that surrounds the recreation… however I assumed recreation plan was nice on the day by way of maintaining the crowd quiet, particularly early on.
“So we performed soccer in the first half that allowed us to dominate the ball and have good possibilities in the recreation.
“And in the second half, like in any recreation against any workforce, particularly away from house, you may have to present resilience and the gamers had been completely excellent in that side.
“So overall, a real galvanising performance and result for us and, of course, that makes the supporters happy, which is what it’s about.”
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