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Tommy Martin: In going toe-to-toe, Rodgers' Celtic shoot themselves in the foot

Despite suffering a third seven-goal spanking in Champions League football as Celtic manager, Brendan Rodgers won't be adapting his approach.
Tommy Martin: In going toe-to-toe, Rodgers' Celtic shoot themselves in the foot

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers and Dortmund coach Nuri Sahin (right) during the UEFA Champions League match at Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund. Picture: PA Wire via DPA. 

If insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results, then insanity, it would seem, thy name is Brendan.

It was certainly the word that sprang to mind as Brendan Rodgers’ Celtic team took on Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday night, seemingly under the illusion that they were taking on Ross County and not last season’s Champions League finalists.

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