Martin O'Neill has made a exceptional return to Celtic as interim supervisor after Brendan Rodgers resigned from the Scottish champions on Monday. Rodgers, who had been deeply annoyed by Celtic's lack of exercise within the switch market, had deliberate to see out the season in Glasgow however as an alternative walked away 24 hours after a 3-1 loss to Hearts at Tynecastle. Celtic path the Edinburgh membership by eight factors in Scotland's prime flight.
Celtic are more likely to no less than assess the standing of Ange Postecoglou, their former supervisor who left Nottingham Forest earlier this month. The Australian has beforehand proven no real interest in returning to previous employers however could also be restricted in his various choices after a wounding interval in England.
“Celtic soccer membership can verify that soccer supervisor Brendan Rodgers has as we speak tendered his resignation,” learn a Celtic assertion on Monday night. “It has been accepted by the membership and Brendan will depart his function with rapid impact.
“The membership appreciates Brendan's contribution to Celtic throughout his two very profitable durations on the membership. Brendan leaves Celtic with our thanks for the function he has performed throughout a interval of continued success for the membership and we want him additional success sooner or later. The method to nominate a brand new everlasting supervisor is underneath approach and the membership will replace supporters additional on this as quickly as attainable.”
Whereas Celtic's type in latest weeks – they've dropped 10 factors in 9 Scottish Premiership video games – had elevated hypothesis in regards to the place of Rodgers, this nonetheless comes as a shock. He leaves the membership days earlier than a Scottish League Cup closing sport in opposition to Rangers at Hampden Park. Equally shocking is O'Neill's scenario; he ended his profitable time answerable for Celtic in 2005 and has not been in entrance line administration since departing Nottingham Forest in 2019. O'Neill might be assisted by his former Celtic participant Shaun Maloney.
Rodgers was out of contract subsequent summer season and there appeared little likelihood of him extending what was his second Celtic tenure. The Irishman guided the crew to the knock-out part of the Champions League final season however the crew clearly regressed over the summer season, resulting in elimination within the qualifying part of the identical competitors to Kairat Almaty. The supervisor's vocal disquiet over transfers in flip irked the Celtic hierarchy, who've been topic to vehement protest from supporters. This was a membership at battle with itself; time will inform whether or not the departure of Rodgers ends that.
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After the loss at Hearts, Rodgers denied shifting the blame on to others. “I've at all times taken accountability,” he mentioned. “There's by no means been a time that I haven't. If you're the supervisor at Celtic, you're chargeable for the outcomes, regardless of no matter else occurs. In order that accountability is on me.”
