The serious reason behind Brendan Rodgers' Hampden slip as Celtic boss' smile hid how he was REALLY feeling

dailyrecord.co.uk:

When his Tom Fords slid beneath him inside Celtic’s technical area at Hampden on Saturday, Brendan Rodgers let out a laugh.He was still smiling as he gave Kevin Clancy a cuddle even though the referee was waving a yellow card in his face.

But deep down there was a very serious reason behind the 51-year-old’s semi final slip-up. It all came about because he had spotted exactly the kind of slackness and sloppiness which might see his side being crucified in the killing fields of the Champions League by another bunch of big guns from the Bundesliga.That’s why Rodgers lashed out at a stray ball bobbling towards his designer shoes.

It was an act born of sheer frustration. And it’s why Celtic’s players will take to the field against RB Leipzig on Tuesday with the same warnings ringing in their ears.

Rodgers was hammering it out again as he faced the media ahead of matchday four - and explaining why he lost the rag even as his side were romping through Aberdeen and into the first domestic final of the season at the weekend.