Source: Team_Talk
Brown looking to emulate Cottagers
Scott Brown wants Celtic to bounce back from last night's Champions League disappointment and go on a Fulham-style run in the Europa League.[LNB] The Hoops beat Braga 2-1 at home in the second leg of their third qualifying round clash but lost 4-2 on aggregate and will be now in the draw for Europe's second-tier competition.[LNB]Brown insists there is no reason why Celtic cannot emulate the efforts of the Cottagers last season, when they reached the Europa League final before losing to Atletico Madrid.[LNB]"We just need to go on a run and see how far we can go," the Scotland midfielder told the Scottish Sun.[LNB]"We've also got to keep the home record as good as possible.[LNB]"When you see Fulham getting all the way to the final like that it can inspire you. And look at Rangers two years before that.[LNB]"Anything can happen and that's what we're looking to do now."[LNB]Brown rejected the idea that the Champions League qualifiers came too soon for Neil Lennon's side, which is still in the throes of refurbishment.[LNB]He said: "I don't think the ties came too early for us. We just didn't do ourselves justice out in Braga.[LNB]"But we came back here and we were hoping to get an early goal. Unfortunately it happened the other way around.[LNB]"The Europa League is a consolation. But we wanted to play Champions League football, especially for the fans, and this club deserves to be in it every season.[LNB]"I don't think the Europa League is a more realistic level for us.[LNB]"We showed that we can beat Braga and at home I think we can beat anybody on our day.[LNB]"We've shown that in the past and we'll show it in the future as well."
