Brendan Rodgers Happier Than Ever At Celtic After Securing Title
Brendan Rodgers claimed he had never ever 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 two spells as Celtic manager and he can complete his 3rd treble if his side beat Aberdeen in the Scottish Cup last.
The 52-year-old appears to have actually restored his track record with the huge bulk of Celtic fans after leaving mid-season for Leicester in 2019 and he again repeated he is devoted to serving his three-year contract.
Rodgers concurred it was fair to say he is happier than ever in his job and included: "It's been interesting the last few months, individuals choosing 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 expect my state of mind and what it may be.
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers (Andrew Milligan/PA)
"I stated 150, 200 percent I'll be here for sure next season because we wish to construct again, we want to grow.
"But what I'll also state, there's extremely, extremely few that understand me and there's even less comprehend me.
"I do not 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 informing you, it's a guess.
"But definitely, I am so, so delighted.
"I came back because of the expert difficulty of Celtic, understanding the pressures. My psychological attachment to the club plainly has me here rather than elsewhere. And just the possibility to be the best manager at Celtic that I can potentially be. And days like this make it actually unique."
Rodgers included: "I said minimum I would be here 3 years.
"The big thing with Celtic, it's about having the energy. That's the big thing, and there's lots of other things of course. As any manager, you require to feel desired, you need to feel appreciated. You need to feel that you can establish a group, you can develop a club.
"So there's lots of things that come into it, however I certainly understand that we wish to complete better than we did last year. And after that I'll go into next year extremely hungry to beat this year, whatever we end up doing."
Celtic faced some early pressure before Ryan Strain's 30th-minute own objective started a flurry of objectives either side of half-time with Nicolas Kuhn and Adam Idah both hitting doubles to seal the title.
"I know there was a wee bit of chat around, tiresome I think the word was of someone, however it's not tedious 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 competitor, I'll inform you what, that's not tiresome, that's professionalism at its highest level and concentration and performances."
It was not all positive for Celtic. Jota went off with a knee injury in the very first half and was hobbling terribly with his leg heavily braced during the events.
"The medical guys are taking a look at whether his meniscus is a little bit sore," Rodgers said. "We'll just need to evaluate that. They put it in the brace to safeguard it, however we'll see in the next number of days."
Dundee United manager Jim Goodwin bemoaned the turning point.
"It sounds strange to sit here and state for the opening half an hour I thought we were great, the shape of the group was great and we were aggressive with journalism, forced Celtic into playing a lot longer than they would typically have actually liked," he said.
"But the first objective was a genuine kick in the teeth given it's a little misfortune.
"The second one originates from an appealing attack that we had, a tame effort on objective, however then within five or 6 seconds, with the speed of Celtic on the counter attack, the ball winds up in the back of your net."