I need a left back-up not a left-back

Rodgers: Greg is Taylor made for Paradise

- MICHAEL GANNON

BRENDAN RODGERS reckons it's the James Forrest Complex. Or maybe the Callum McGregor Syndrome.

Whatever level you put on it, the Celtic boss thinks his Scottish players don't quite always get the adulation they deserve from the stands like some of the foreign imports.

And he is convinced Greg Taylor is the latest to be hit with a mild case of the affliction, given the constant calls from the punters for a left-back.

Rodgers wants another one too but only as back-up for the main man.

The Hoops gaffer is a paid up member of the Taylor fan club and he revealed he was an admirer from back long before he even returned to Parkhead.

Rodgers can recall clocking the Scotland full-back busting a gut in a Dubai gym- and right away he knew the kid was the real deal.

And nothing he's seen since coming back has convinced him otherwise.

When asked if Taylor suffers from some of the same grumbles from the stands as other Scots like Forrest, Rodgers said: "It is a bit like that, probably like the Callum McGregor syndrome up until a couple of years ago.

"It's just the nature of it sometimes, the Scottish boys might not get the same level of affinity as some of the others.

"When I was last here I saw Greg as a young player at Kilmarnock. We had Kieran Tierney here, who was brilliant.

"But I went away and I watched him over these last few years. He's done great.