Brendan Rodgers Happier Than Ever At Celtic After Securing Title

Brendan Rodgers claimed he had actually never ever been better at Celtic after leading the team to a fourth 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 prize for Rodgers throughout his two spells as 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 track record with the huge bulk of Celtic fans after leaving mid-season for Leicester in 2019 and he again restated he is committed to serving his three-year contract.


Rodgers agreed it was fair to state he is happier than ever in his task and included: "It's been interesting the last couple of months, individuals deciding where I was supposed to be going and I wasn't pleased.


"But I would say listen to what I say, not what people attempt to anticipate my mood and what it may be.


Celtic supervisor Brendan Rodgers (Andrew Milligan/PA)


"I said 150, 200 per cent I'll be here for sure next season since we want to construct once again, we want to grow.


"But what I'll likewise say, there's really, extremely few people that understand me and there's even less understand me.


"I do not have a representative, so I don't have a representative spinning a story for me or anything like that. So if there's a headline out there, I am informing you, it's a guess.


"But definitely, I am so, so delighted.


"I returned since of the expert obstacle of Celtic, knowing the pressures. My emotional accessory to the club clearly has me here instead of elsewhere. And just the opportunity to be the finest manager at Celtic that I can possibly be. And days like this make it actually unique."


Rodgers added: "I said minimum I would be here three years.


"The huge thing with Celtic, it has to do with having the energy. That's the big thing, and there's great deals of other things naturally. As any manager, you need to feel desired, you need to feel appreciated. You require to feel that you can develop a group, you can establish a club.


"So there's lots of things that enter it, however I definitely understand that we wish to end up much better than we did in 2015. And then I'll go into next year incredibly 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 striking doubles to seal the title.


"I know there was a wee bit of chat around, tiresome I think the word was of somebody, but it's not laborious for me, for the football club," he stated.


"If we land at 15 points ahead with fives video games left and a plus-42 objective difference ahead of our closest competitor, I'll tell you what, that's not laborious, that's professionalism at its highest 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 throughout the events.


"The medical guys are taking a look at whether his meniscus is a bit sore," Rodgers stated. "We'll simply have to assess that. They put it in the brace to protect it, however we'll see in the next couple of days."


Dundee United manager Jim Goodwin bemoaned the turning point.


"It sounds bizarre to sit here and say for the opening half an hour I believed we were excellent, the shape of the team was good and we were aggressive with journalism, required Celtic into playing a lot longer than they would normally have liked," he stated.


"But the first objective was a genuine begin the teeth offered it's a bit of bad luck.


"The 2nd one comes from an appealing attack that we had, a tame effort on goal, however then within 5 or six seconds, with the pace of Celtic on the counter attack, the ball winds up in the back of your net."