BHOYS NEED TIME TO GROW

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INJURY SWEAT Daizen

season after a chaotic summer transfer window and damaging Champions League exit to Kairat Almaty.

The Parkhead giants have drawn a blank on five occasions already and trail Derek McInnes' pace-setting Hearts by two points in the league.

But after watching Daizen Maeda bury Motherwell with a last-minute winner and Kelechi Iheanacho deliver at the death at Rugby Park, Rodgers says the Hoops' never-say-die attitude gives him plenty of optimism for a crucial run of games that lies ahead.

He said: “I just think it’s going to be time. But once you're waiting for that, then you have to win games.

“We've shown glimpses through the games but not consistently enough. But the team’s still winning domestically, and that’s very, very important.

“That really typified the mentality, because that's also something you can't underestimate as well.