CHRIS DAVIES, the Celtic assistant manager, revealed manager Brendan Rodgers may make changes for this evening’s Betfred Cup tie against Kilmarnock with the Parkhead side heading into the busiest part of the season following the start of the SPFL Premiership on Saturday and their forthcoming Champions League play-off tie against Astana.
He said: “It’s something we’ll need to look at. In the next 20 days we’ve got six games, so we’ll have to make sure we get the right balance between winning the next game, which is always the most important thing, and being ready for upcoming games as well. So that’s something we’ll discuss in terms of selecting the team and the squad. There might be one or two changes.”
This trophy was the first one by the Celtic management team on their way to an unprecedented invincible treble last season and Davies insists they will continue to that the competition seriously.
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“It was a really good competition for us last year - that set the wheels in motions really,” he added.
“We didn’t concede a goal in the competition, we won it and it was a great day and night when we got the trophy. It was Brendan’s first trophy at the club and will always be a special one for that reason. So, 100 percent, we want to do that again, that’s the idea. We want to win every trophy we go in for and this is the first one, so it’s an important one.”
No side has ever won back-to-back trebles but Davies didn’t want to get too far ahead of himself. “It’s the same approach as last season in at this stage we’re certainly not talking about anything like that,” he added. “Hopefully that momentum can build for us towards the back end of the season but you’re expecting difficult games in this competition.”
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