The major Celtic update from Brendan Rodgers missed by Honda Civic remark | OneFootball

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers has hinted that he may make a tactical switch in the coming weeks as he seeks to address his side’s poor form. The Irishman is in an uncharacteristic blip as he struggles to get the team up to his free scoring side from the first half of last season.

Speaking after the 2-0 defeat at Dens Park, Rodgers made a soundbite about being given ‘the keys to a Honda Civic’; however, it may have been missed given the bizarre nature of that comment that the manager hinted at a formation change.

“Listen, it’s not all linear and all smooth right the way through the season. That’s for sure.

“I think the challenge from the summer, now leading into here, where we lost a lot of firepower, a lot of goals out on the team.

“And there’s no way you’ll go into a race and be given the keys to a Honda Civic and say, ‘I want you to drive it like a Ferrari’. It’s not going to happen.

Brendan Rodgers of Celtic Crvena zvezda v Celtic, UEFA Europa League, Football, Rajko Mitic Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia – 24 September 2025 Belgrade Rajko Mitic Stadium Serbia Photo Nikola Krstic Shutterstock

“So until something changes, I have to find the solutions. Because like I said, goals, speed, everything has come out of the team and we need to find a way to be better.

“It was clear in the summer, but it’s really the past now. There’s nothing we can do about it.

“We had the opportunities to do what we needed to do. It didn’t happen, so now it’s finding ways, whether it’s 4-3-3, whether it’s 3-4-3, whether it’s 3-5-2. We’re trying to look at all these different permutations within the team.”

The 3-5-2 or 3-4-3 would certainly be a change of approach for Celtic and it would be welcome given the struggles at present. Neil Lennon felt fit to make the change to a back three during his second tenure, which resulted in Celtic playing some really brilliant football before COVID-19 caused the league to be called early.

It will be interesting to see how Celtic shape up on Thursday night as Austrian side Sturm Graz arrive in Glasgow’s East End for the UEFA Europa League.

There is a toxicity around Celtic at present, which has stemmed through the summer and into the middle of October. The club failed to adequately prepare for the transfer window, which resulted in the exit from the UEFA Champions League and subsequent subpar domestic displays. The atmosphere around the club requires to be resolved and direction and realism is required from the support in how to drive change. Engaging effectively with the club and attempting to create dialogue with a view to influencing strategy.