CRAIG GORDON reckons Celtic need to forget about last season’s ‘Invincibles’ campaign and focus on creating history all over again.
The champions racked up an incredible 47-game unbeaten run against Scottish opposition as they completed the domestic treble.
And now the big question facing Brendan Rodgers’ side, as they prepare for the new term, boils down to whether they can repeat that astonishing feat – or at least come close.
But Gordon reckons his side need to start this season with a fresh set of objectives as they chase a seventh straight Scottish league crown and a place in the Champions League.
Asked if his side could go another campaign without loss, Gordon said: “That’s in the history books now, we’ve achieved that. Now we’ve got to have the mind-set of starting again. This is a new season.
“Everyone will always remember what we did last season, but it’s up to us to go out and put a marker down for this season. We’ll start off by doing that in the pre-season games then go and try to qualify for the Champions League.”
Rodgers’s men will kick-off their quest for the group stages early next month, with Northern Irish champions Linfield or San Marino minnows La Fiorita providing the first qualifying hurdle to be cleared.
Celtic have already confirmed they will not take any fans with them to Belfast should Linfield progress but whoever they face – and of course the Parkhead men will be heavy favourites – nothing will be left to chance.
Gordon said: “I’m sure it will be a difficult game – they all are at this stage trying to qualify for the Champions League. Whoever we get it’s going to be a tricky tie.”
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