Brendan Rodgers Happier Than Ever At Celtic After Securing Title
Brendan Rodgers claimed he had actually never been better at Celtic after leading the team to a 4th successive title.
The Hoops clinched a 13th William Hill Premiership crown in 14 seasons with a 5-0 win over Dundee United at Tannadice.
It was an 11th prize for Rodgers throughout his 2 spells as Celtic boss and he can finish his third treble if his side beat Aberdeen in the Scottish Cup final.
The 52-year-old appears to have restored his track record with the huge bulk of Celtic fans after leaving mid-season for Leicester in 2019 and he once again restated he is devoted to serving his three-year contract.
it was fair to state he is better than ever in his task and included: "It's been interesting the last couple of months, people deciding where I was supposed to be going and I wasn't delighted.
"But I would say listen to what I state, not what individuals attempt to anticipate my state of mind and what it might be.
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers (Andrew Milligan/PA)
"I said 150, 200 per cent I'll be here for sure next season because we want to construct again, we desire to grow.
"But what I'll also say, there's extremely, extremely couple of people that understand me and there's even less comprehend me.
"I don't have an agent, so I don't have an agent spinning a story for me or anything like that. So if there's a heading out there, I am telling you, it's a guess.
"But definitely, I am so, so happy.
"I returned due to the fact that of the professional obstacle of Celtic, knowing the pressures. My emotional attachment to the club plainly has me here instead of somewhere else. And just the opportunity to be the best manager at Celtic that I can perhaps be. And days like this make it truly unique."
Rodgers included: "I said minimum I would be here three years.
"The big thing with Celtic, it's about having the energy. That's the huge thing, and there's lots of other things obviously. As any supervisor, you require to feel desired, you require to feel valued. You require to feel that you can develop a group, you can develop a club.
"So there's lots of things that enter into it, but I certainly know that we wish to end up much better than we did in 2015. And then I'll go into next year incredibly starving to beat this year, whatever we end up doing."
Celtic dealt with some early pressure before Ryan Strain's 30th-minute own goal started a flurry of objectives either side of half-time with Nicolas Kuhn and Adam Idah both striking doubles to seal the title.
"I understand there was a wee bit of chat around, tiresome I think the word was of somebody, however it's not laborious for me, for the football club," he said.
"If we land at 15 points ahead with fives games left and a plus-42 goal distinction ahead of our nearest rival, I'll inform you what, that's not tiresome, that's professionalism at its greatest level and concentration and efficiencies."
It was not all positive for Celtic. Jota went off with a knee injury in the first half and was hobbling severely with his leg heavily braced throughout the events.
"The medical guys are taking a look at whether his meniscus is a bit aching," Rodgers said. "We'll just need to assess that. They put it in the brace to secure it, however we'll see in the next couple of days."
Dundee United supervisor Jim Goodwin complained the turning point.
"It sounds strange to sit here and say for the opening half an hour I believed we were very great, the shape of the team was great and we were aggressive with journalism, required Celtic into playing a lot longer than they would normally have liked," he stated.
"But the very first goal was a real start the teeth provided it's a little bit of bad luck.
"The 2nd one originates from an appealing attack that we had, a tame effort on objective, but then within 5 or six seconds, with the speed of Celtic on the counter attack, the ball winds up in the back of your web."
