Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers has spoken pre-match against Ross County about his decision to make six changes from the side that started against Club Brugge midweek.
With the match finishing 1-1, the first half was below the standard anticipated before the game, which has led to a number of players being benched.
Those who featured off the bench against the Belgian champions made a real impact in the second half.
Rodgers said: (BBC Sportsound), “It’s just giving a freshness to the team. I trust the squad for today. We want big energy in the game; we don’t want to be waiting for the game to come to us.
“We’ve got to go and create it, and for that, we’ll have players who can go out and hopefully influence the game and bring a positive energy.”
Put simply, Rodgers has made the majority of changes that fans would have anticipated, highlighting his experience in understanding the game and knowing when to rotate his side.
With midweek having both positives and negatives, the Irishman has used both to impact his decision-making this afternoon.
Alex Valle and Paulo Bernardo, in particular, showed against Brugge how close they are to starting.
With an opportunity this afternoon, they could really cement their place in the starting 11 ahead of Aberdeen on Wednesday at Pittodrie.
