Celtic players not ‘bothered’ Rangers narrative
The headlines and pundit opinion during that point of the season was that not only were the Rangers coming, but the league was all but over after they went top.
It was a strange time and Scales said that his Celtic teammates didn’t let it bother them.
Scales said [Irish Independent], “I haven’t really had any bad interactions with anyone, Celtic or Rangers.
“If a Rangers fan sees you they look the other way, but maybe it’s because we were winning the league this year.
“It’s been a different year for me. I’ve kept my head down as you do get noticed a bit more but it’s a good thing.
“It’s a bit of a fishbowl but we are all used to that now. We know what to expect.
“In the middle of the season, there was a bit of doubt about us, Rangers were favourites to win the league and the media jumped on it.
“But it never bothered us. The manager was focused on us and how we approach winning the league rather than listening to what people outside were saying.”
Rodgers was a master at deflecting criticism from his team and creating a siege mentality. The Celtic boss took all the criticism in his stride whilst dropping brilliant one-liners to put all the pressure back onto Rangers boss, Philipp Clement.
Brendan Rodgers, manager of Celtic lifts the Scottish Cup after the Scottish Cup Final match between Celtic and Rangers at Hampden Park on May 25, …
And it worked. The Ibrox gaffer took the bait, especially when Rodgers’ comments about ‘having fun‘ at the Celtic Park Glasgow Derby were taken right out of context.
Liam Scales shares what the Celtic players thought of the Scottish media’s Rangers narrative