He reckons skills such as one-touch football are near impossible because players are so unsure of how the ball will bounce on dodgy pitches.

Rodgers accepts that the winter weather plays havoc with grass surfaces, but believes more could be done to improve standards.

He said: “I’ve seen a lot of young Scottish footballers since I’ve been up here and they’ve always got to be sure of their first touch. 

“They have to take a touch because the pitches are poor.

“They don’t learn to play quickly. It’s difficult for them to play one-touch because they are always fighting with the ball.

“I’m sure there will be coaches who are happy for the pitch to be long and for it to cut up because of the team they’re playing against.

“But that’s all dated mentality, and then they wonder why young players don’t have quality.

“I know we’ve had a wet winter here which makes it more difficult, but I’d like to think most teams would want to have a good surface to play on.”

The Hoops have splashed out £1.5million to put down a hybrid pitch at Celtic Park but work won’t be completed until the summer.

Rodgers said: “Hopefully that will see a faster game and a better game more consistently.”

Meanwhile, Rodgers has backed Leigh Griffiths to smash through the 100-goal barrier for the Hoops after the hitman took his tally to 96 with the winner against Partick on Tuesday.

He said: “It’s 96 goals in 120 starts which is phenomenal, an incredible ratio.

“He’s a fantastic goalscorer – from 25 yards in he’s sensational. Inside the box or outside, he knows where the goals are.”