Brendan Rodgers reveals Celtic Treble building 'workshops' as boss demands ruthless aggression from stars

Brendan Rodgers has held Treble-building workshops with his Celtic stars and made it clear they must stay aggressive in the hunt for more glory.

The Parkhead boss is gearing up for the start of the competitive campaign with a Premiership opener against Ross County on Saturday. Celtic go into the term defending the title and also both the Viaplay and Scottish Cups.

Rodgers knows how to go back-to-back on the treble front having done it in 2017 and 2018 during his first spell at the club. The manager also put Celtic into line for a third successive clean sweep by winning another League Cup before moving to Leicester in 2019. Rodgers understands what needs to be done and has spelled it out as he explained: “I can give the players advice on what the pitfalls are when you’ve done a Treble.

“I have actually been through that with them over the course of the pre-season. We have done little workshops based around having that success, but also what the pitfalls of success are and what the traps are that they have to be aware of. That’s something I can help with.

“The key thing is that you have to stay aggressive. You can’t go timid. In anything. That’s number one, and you find that out from how they defend, from how they run. Do they run the same way and do they press the same?

“That’s when you see it. Everything is based on aggression and your intent because, when you don’t have that, you don’t quite get there. You never get close enough to touch the opponent. I can spot that very, very quickly.

“It’s about shining a light on the importance of it. I think some people will have it within them, but they might not understand how important it is.

“It’s adding those little details to their game. I look at Liel Abada at boys like that