Brendan Rodgers is warning his Celtic gamers they have to be at “100 per cent” to take one thing from their Champions League conflict with Lazio.
They host the Italian facet of their first house Group E match on Wednesday evening seeking to bounce again from their 2-0 defeat away to Feyenoord final trip.
It’s a sell-out at Celtic Park for the match and Rodgers needs his gamers to make use of the environment to encourage them to victory.
“To return right here and play this sport is at all times particular and it is getting that emotion from the assist that rolls down off the stands onto the pitch and that is what we’ve got to make use of,” he stated.
“From the primary whistle, we go straight into fifth gear and look to provide every little thing to the sport and carry out.
“We all know that at this degree we’ve got to be 100 per cent. At 98 per cent at this degree, you may come unstuck.
“We’ll have to provide every little thing and we are going to do by way of spirit. It is the place this crew is at in what they’re growing, I see a psychological energy on this crew that’s rising on a regular basis.”
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Celtic had two gamers despatched off in opposition to Feyenoord
Celtic ended their final Champions League match in Rotterdam with 9 gamers after Gustaf Lagerbielke and Odin Thiago Holm had been despatched off, one thing Rodgers doesn’t wish to see once more.
“Not shedding any gamers off the sphere will assist at this degree,” he added.
“There have been plenty of elements of the primary hour that I actually preferred. We had been unlucky to lose the gamers however within the normal move of the sport, I used to be happy.
“I feel that the recipe for us tomorrow, and particularly at this degree, is bravery. It’s a must to be courageous, it’s important to have that braveness and that conviction to play the way you wish to play.
“I at all times say these are huge perception video games, consider in your qualities.
“If we will go and play with that perception and that braveness, then we have an awesome probability of getting a end result.”
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Cameron Carter-Vickers has not performed since August
Cameron Carter-Vickers could possibly be in line for a shock recall in opposition to Lazio, regardless of not enjoying since struggling a hamstring harm in opposition to Aberdeen on August 13.
With Lagerbielke lacking by way of suspension following his purple card in opposition to Feyenoord, and Maik Nawrocki and Stephen Welsh nonetheless out by way of harm, Rodgers has restricted choices in central defence.
Liam Scales is ready to proceed within the crew following his spectacular latest type, whereas on-loan Liverpool participant Nat Phillips is obtainable after coming off the bench at Motherwell on Saturday to make his first look since struggling an ankle harm on his debut in opposition to Dundee on September 16.
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Celtic beat Motherwell within the Scottish Premiership on Saturday
Rodgers stated: “Cam, we would not take a threat until he was match. He has come by way of actually, very well. He’s additional down the street than we thought.
“He has had an actual good week of coaching and he is been doing plenty of different work out on the sphere earlier than that.
“I stated earlier than that it (his return) may need been after the worldwide break however he is made nice progress, so we are going to simply assess that to see if he might be in for the squad tomorrow and if he’s, then clearly it could be nice information for us.”
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