5 reasons why Brendan Rodgers deserves another shot in the Premier League

#2: His success in Scotland has to count for something

Rodgers has a tremendous win percentage at Celtic - which must count for something

Okay, so nobody in their right mind would ever try to claim that the Scottish Premiership is a top-level European league along the lines of Spain’s La Liga, Germany’s Bundesliga or indeed, the Premier League. Perhaps in the 1990s, it was considered strong enough, but in 2018 it’s about as close to being a one-team league as it gets. And of course, the ‘one team’ in question is Celtic.

So does Rodgers’ success with the club count for much? Well, in a word, yes. Sure, he took over a wildly successful side – Celtic had won their 5th successive Scottish Premiership title in 2015/16 under the stewardship of Norwegian Ronny Deila, but some of Rodgers’ feats and statistics are still hugely impressive.

His first season saw Celtic win a domestic treble and go unbeaten in all domestic competitions – a run that eventually ended at 69 games, breaking a British record that had stood for 100 years in the process, and his victory in the 2017/18 Scottish League Cup final meant that he was the first Celtic manager to win his first 4 domestic trophies.

When compared to other Celtic bosses, his record is also favorable. He currently sports a win percentage of 71.93%, 82 wins in 114 games. That’s the highest win percentage of any Celtic manager since Martin O’Neill’s reign from 2000 to 2005, and of course, O’Neill was also a highly successful Premier League manager. It’s even a higher percentage than the legendary Jock Stein had (70.14%).

Basically, even in a weak league, Rodgers stands out – and clearly deserves another chance at the higher level of the Premier League.