Brendan Rodgers plans Celtic refresher session ahead of derby with Rangers
Thursday 8 September 2016 11:34, UK
Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers plans to remind his squad of the basis for their strong start to the campaign before they return to action on Saturday.
Rodgers will have all his players back from international duty on Thursday, including Costa Rican right-back Cristian Gamboa who was signed at the end of August.
And the Hoops manager will instruct his players to maintain the standards which have resulted in the team moving to the top of the Scottish Premiership, qualify for the group stage of the Champions League and progress to the quarter-final of the League Cup.
Next up for the league leaders is the Old Firm derby with Rangers at Celtic Park, where the home side have scored 19 goals in five games already this season.
Celtic's last match on August 27 was a 4-1 victory over Aberdeen and Rodgers is hoping for a continuation of that form before his players prepare for Tuesday's Champions League Group C opener against Barcelona at the Nou Camp.
Rodgers told Celtic TV: "We have had some players here but we don't get them all back until Thursday, so that makes it slightly more difficult.
"We have one or two new players coming in, so you have to put in place a refresher in terms of all the work we have done.
"So when all the players come back, we will have a little session on all the things we have been working on over these three months and get them aligned into our way of working.
"We will have a couple of sessions Thursday and Friday and get them ready for the game."
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