‘We’re just trying’ – Nicolas Kuhn on why Brendan Rodgers is allowing no complacency despite Celtic form

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Celtic are in fine form under Brendan Rodgers and have lost just one game all season across all competitions.

The Bhoys maintain their unbeaten run in the Scottish Premiership and hold a 12-point advantage over Rangers after a series of favorable events on Boxing Day.

In typical fashion, Celtic brushed aside Motherwell to extend the gap. In the evening game, their rivals in Paisley faltered to fall further behind in the race to the finish line.

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Brendan Rodgers has urged Celtic to be ruthless in their pursuit of further success, with no sign of complacency creeping in despite a growing inevitability about his side’s habit of claiming results at an alarming level of consistency.

Now Nicolas Kuhn has told why the Irishman is so special in terms of cultivating positive habits that filter through to the playing squad on match day.

Nicolas Kuhn on Celtic’s demands made by Brendan Rodgers

speaks to The daily recordKuhn made it clear that Rodgers will not allow Celtic to take their foot off the gas and detailed that their only focus is on the next challenge ahead of them.

He stated: “It’s not too difficult for us. We always focus on the next game. We saw what happened in the last one, but we just focus on the next game and getting the three points.

“Then we’ll have to see what comes. There are the same number of points available in this game as the next. That’s how we did it last season and we’re doing it this time – we always focus on the next game.

“We’ve done a good job so far. We only have one loss – and that was in the Champions League. We learned from that as well. I’m not too stressed about it. We’re just trying to keep going and get as many points as possible possible.

“The manager plays a really big role. He always gets us ready for the next game. He builds the team and makes us feel good. He keeps us down to earth and focused on the next game.”

Celtic are taking it one game at a time despite the weight of expectations

Expectations are always high at Celtic and the supporters demand wins regardless of the opposition, which can stifle some teams who don’t have the wherewithal to reach that threshold.

Nevertheless, this team has shown time and time again that they have the mental fortitude to succeed even when not at their best, and have given potential challengers a mark on their credentials.

For now the next task is to claim points against St Johnstone at home tomorrow before moving on to see what the new year has in store. Hopefully, another win generates momentum to start 2025 on an ideal footing.

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