Brendan Rodgers Happier Than Ever At Celtic After Securing Title
Brendan Rodgers declared he had actually never been better at Celtic after leading the group to a 4th consecutive 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 trophy for Rodgers during his two spells as Celtic boss and he can finish his 3rd treble if his side beat Aberdeen in the Scottish Cup final.
The 52-year-old appears to have actually restored his reputation with the huge bulk of Celtic fans after leaving mid-season for Leicester in 2019 and he again reiterated he is dedicated to serving his three-year agreement.
Rodgers agreed it was fair to state he is happier than ever in his task and added: "It's been intriguing the last couple of months, people choosing where I was supposed to be going and I wasn't pleased.
"But I would say listen to what I state, not what people try to expect my mood and what it may be.
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers (Andrew Milligan/PA)
"I stated 150, 200 per cent I'll be here for sure next season due to the fact that we wish to construct again, we wish to grow.
"But what I'll also state, there's extremely, really couple of individuals 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 came back since of the professional difficulty of Celtic, knowing the pressures. My psychological accessory to the club plainly has me here rather than in other places. And simply the opportunity to be the very best manager at Celtic that I can possibly be. And days like this make it truly unique."
Rodgers included: "I said minimum I would be here 3 years.
"The huge thing with Celtic, it's about having the energy. That's the huge thing, and there's great deals of other things naturally. As any supervisor, you require to feel wanted, you require to feel appreciated. You to feel that you can develop a group, you can establish a club.
"So there's great deals of things that enter into it, however I definitely understand that we want to end up better than we did in 2015. And then I'll enter into next year super hungry to beat this year, whatever we end up doing."
Celtic faced some early pressure before Ryan Strain's 30th-minute own objective began a flurry of objectives either side of half-time with Nicolas Kuhn and Adam Idah both hitting 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 tiresome for me, for the football club," he said.
"If we land at 15 points ahead with fives video games left and a plus-42 objective difference ahead of our nearby rival, I'll tell you what, that's not tedious, 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 greatly braced during the celebrations.
"The medical guys are taking a look at whether his meniscus is a little bit aching," Rodgers stated. "We'll simply need to examine that. They put it in the brace to safeguard it, but we'll see in the next number of days."
Dundee United manager Jim Goodwin regreted the turning point.
"It sounds strange to sit here and state for the opening half an hour I thought we were excellent, the shape of the team was great and we were aggressive with the press, required Celtic into playing a lot longer than they would normally have liked," he stated.
"But the very first objective was a real start the teeth given it's a bit of misfortune.
"The 2nd one comes from an appealing attack that we had, a tame effort on objective, but then within 5 or 6 seconds, with the pace of Celtic on the counter attack, the ball ends up in the back of your internet."