Rodgers added: “Arne is a improbable younger participant. In any other case, we would not have introduced him right here. He does not set the value. He is come right here to a giant membership to enhance his recreation. I’ve bought completely little doubt he’ll do this.
“However, hopefully, I do know it will not be the case, however I’d hope that individuals will be taught their lesson. Seeing people who had been writing off Paulo and Nicolas Kuhn and it will be Arne Engels, it will be another person.
“Then it’s a must to look and see and perceive that growth takes time. Some will hit the bottom operating and be superb and adapt, excellent. However not everyone seems to be like that – and particularly a younger participant.
“So I have been actually happy since he is are available, as a result of I do know the longer term for him. He’ll enhance, he’ll develop and get higher. And we have seen it so many occasions. He is such a younger participant with a number of potential and that is why we introduced him right here. He is not the completed article.”
Rodgers, whose aspect host Ross County on Saturday, stated “the scrutiny is on you” when gamers come to Celtic, who’re the defending champions and present Scottish Premiership leaders.
“It is at all times the stress while you come to play up right here,” he defined.
“You are going to have your critics. Typically it is deserved, typically it is not. However both method, a number of the time you do not have the final phrase, however you do have your likelihood on the pitch to point out what you are able to do.”