Jose Mourinho and the breakout Celtic striker who had him swooning in Seattle – tales from USA
recalls Jose Mourinho bigging him up after his first game as Chelsea boss when the striker slammed a double past his all-star Blues side in Washington.
But even though he went on to score against Liverpool and Manchester United for a Premier League hat-trick on that 2004 US tour Beattie admits it still never felt particularly like a Special One. Playing top class opposition was the norm for Martin O’Neill’s side back then according to the former Parkhead hitman. And that’s the mindset he insists Brendan Rodgers’ players need two decades later as they return to the States to ramp up their preparations ahead of a massive campaign at home and abroad.
are back on the agenda next week to round off a triple-header of glamour games across the Atlantic kicking off with DC United on Sunday and Pep Guardiola’s next Wednesday. And Beattie reckons it’s exactly the type of challenge needed to get the Hoops in the groove.
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