If Brendan Rodgers is to be taken at face value regarding his development of Ryan Christie, Celtic’s manager was doing himself a disservice when hailing the influence of “footballing gods” upon collecting more silverware.
Christie, the match-winner, looked destined never to make it at Celtic so long as Rodgers was in office. The midfielder spent a season and a half on loan at Aberdeen, Celtic’s League Cup final opponents, with the Pittodrie club hopeful of coaxing Christie north permanently as recently as last summer. Christie edged back into Rodgers’ plans to the point where he has become a key team component, signed a new contract and became part of the Scotland side within a matter of weeks. This fairy tale rather sums up the majority of Rodgers’ time in Scotland.
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