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Brendan Rodgers revealed his thought process on the touchline and how he views the game.
The 43-year-old Irishman offered an insight into how he processed the game at Paradise in midweek.
Two quick goals from Hapoel Be’er Sheva stunned the crowd and everyone watching, but he always believed in his players’ ability in the dugout and on the field to get the job done.
After Tom Rogic scored early on and Leigh Griffiths scored a brace before half-time, many expected Celtic to win comfortably, and did so in the end when Moussa Dembele and Scott Brown got on the scoresheet.
As quoted by the Scotsman after Saturday afternoon’s win over St Johnstone, he said:
You are either a coach that waits, or creates. And I come from the creative side. So I’ll never die wondering, or waiting. I always think, whether it is in life or whether it is in football, if you rely on yourself, then you can be happy.
Because at least if you fail, you fail on your terms. So that’s by creating, right. If I wait, I’m reliant on someone else. In life, you only rely on yourself, and the team and the people around you.
If I wanted to become a manager, I was never going to cry in a pub when I was 60, 65, ‘well [Jose] Mourinho never gave me a chance, or Luiz Felipe Scolari never gave me a chance, or Steve Coppell, or Alan Pardew, or Tommy Burns, or whoever’, the responsibility is with me – I have to create it.
It’s like in a game, if you are wanting something, or feel it needs something, don’t 
wait for it, create it. Sometimes it won’t need touched, sometimes you just wait for the momentum to change, to swing back again.
Celtic have been scoring freely under Rodgers so far, and have scored 14 goals in their last three competitive games.
Rodgers’ attention will now turn to Tuesday night’s second leg Champions league tie against Hapoel Be’er Sheva.
The Israeli league champions bounced back from Wednesday’s 5-2 loss at Paradise with a 2-1 win over Hapoel Ra’anana.
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