Callum McGregor reckons clarity within chaos is key to Celtic’s outstanding Hampden record under Brendan Rodgers. The Parkhead boss has won 11 out of 11 matches at the National Stadium during two trophy-laden spells at the club.
McGregor believes the gaffer’s workings set players up perfectly for big moments in big matches. As part of the sequence, Celtic have taken care of Aberdeen on four of those National Stadium occasions.
But, although successful, it has not always been serene for the Hoops. Rodgers’ team needed a last-gasp winner from Tom Rogic to win the 2017 Scottish Cup Final and their last Hampden meeting was even more dramatic when going to penalties after a 3-3 extra-time draw in April.
McGregor said: “Yeah, it was a crazy game. The way the scoring went was really random. But that’s the type of chaos that can happen in these games.