Brendan Rodgers referenced Celtic’s run to Seville in 2003 as his facet look to make up for Champions League failure by having a “actual good go” within the Europa League this season.
Having dropped into the secondary competitors following the play-off loss on penalties to Kairat Almaty, Rodgers’ facet get below approach towards Crimson Star Belgrade within the Serbian capital on Wednesday night time.
The membership’s run to the Uefa Cup closing 22 years in the past got here after they crashed to Basel within the Champions League play-offs.
“Now we have to neglect in regards to the Champions League,” supervisor Rodgers stated. “That is gone. We will not look again.
“It’s totally a lot trying ahead to the long run and the way we will enhance on and off the pitch.
“On the pitch there’s been some unimaginable reminiscences for individuals, and 2003 got here off the again of disappointment in not qualifying.
“So it may be an amazing event, nice video games. I am actually trying ahead to the teaching problem inside that, seeing the blokes function at this degree. And we all know that we will have a extremely good risk this season to do very well.
“We need to have an actual good go at this competitors. Within the Champions League final season, we have been aggressive, which is what we wished to be.
“And likewise on this event we really feel that we will, with the enhancements that we are going to make because the season goes on, however clearly beginning [Wednesday] night time, we actually need to push to do effectively. And we really feel we will do.”
