Gers head across Glasgow full of belief after blazing into the quarter-finals of the Europa League on Thursday night.
But they had to do so on penalty kicks after going down 2-0 in front of their own fans in the second leg to Fenerbahce.
That has seen them land the unwanted tag as the first Rangers team in history to lose four home games on the bounce.
Amidst that run Ibrox icon Ferguson replaced sacked Philippe Clement at the helm and has led the erratic side to two wins and two defeats in his four games in charge ahead of tomorrow's derby.
The stand-in has changed formation and tinkered with personnel.
But Rodgers looking to avenge the 3-0 defeat at Ibrox in January-says he sees the same traits from his side's rivals. One of those being inconsistency.
And he reckons any judgement of Ferguson as a coach should only come further down the line.
Celtic head into the derby with a 16-point lead over their rivals at the top of the table.
And, asked if he expects a different test from Rangers under their new management team, Rodgers said: "I don't know Barry but I know him as a player and I know that he's gone in and he'll have a great connection with the supporters.
"His history and success at the club, he was a fantastic player for them.
"For me, if I look purely at the coaching aspect of it, over the course of four games I don't see great change.
"I see the team go 2-0 down against Kilmarnock and come back and win. I see the team lose at home to Motherwell. I see the team go away and get a fantastic result against Fenerbahce and then I see the team lose 2-0 over 90 minutes but win the tie.
"I've seen the team change the system, absolutely a really good tactical change to go 5-4-1 in Fenerbahce but I still see a lot of the same traits.
"You can probably look at Barry over a longer time.
"If you're talking to me about coaching and m...
But they had to do so on penalty kicks after going down 2-0 in front of their own fans in the second leg to Fenerbahce.
That has seen them land the unwanted tag as the first Rangers team in history to lose four home games on the bounce.
Amidst that run Ibrox icon Ferguson replaced sacked Philippe Clement at the helm and has led the erratic side to two wins and two defeats in his four games in charge ahead of tomorrow's derby.
The stand-in has changed formation and tinkered with personnel.
But Rodgers looking to avenge the 3-0 defeat at Ibrox in January-says he sees the same traits from his side's rivals. One of those being inconsistency.
And he reckons any judgement of Ferguson as a coach should only come further down the line.
Celtic head into the derby with a 16-point lead over their rivals at the top of the table.
And, asked if he expects a different test from Rangers under their new management team, Rodgers said: "I don't know Barry but I know him as a player and I know that he's gone in and he'll have a great connection with the supporters.
"His history and success at the club, he was a fantastic player for them.
"For me, if I look purely at the coaching aspect of it, over the course of four games I don't see great change.
"I see the team go 2-0 down against Kilmarnock and come back and win. I see the team lose at home to Motherwell. I see the team go away and get a fantastic result against Fenerbahce and then I see the team lose 2-0 over 90 minutes but win the tie.
"I've seen the team change the system, absolutely a really good tactical change to go 5-4-1 in Fenerbahce but I still see a lot of the same traits.
"You can probably look at Barry over a longer time.
"If you're talking to me about coaching and m...
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