Almost before they know it Celtic face their most important games of the season over the next 10 days.
So much rides on the results against Astana with Champions League football and the potential signing of Patrick Roberts all on the line.
Going into these matches the last thing you want is questions about your central defence and strike force but unfortunately for the hoops those two key areas are under pressure.
Injury doubts over Moussa Dembele and Leigh Griffiths couldn’t have come at a worst time- neither player has managed 90 minutes of competitive action.
At the same time Dedryck Boyata and Erik Sviatchenko have gone down with knocks with both men out of action for three months.
With so many midfielders Rodgers is able to stretch his some of them into his gaps in defence and attack although it’s not an ideal solution.
The Celtic boss does have scope to bring in one wild card signing before 11pm on Monday but handing a debut in the Champions League qualifier is far from ideal.
Rodgers has been full of solutions and answers since taking charge of Celtic, the next ten days and two matches will be as testing as anything.