Brendan Rodgers Happier Than Ever At Celtic After Securing Title
Brendan Rodgers claimed he had never ever been happier 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 trophy for Rodgers throughout his 2 spells as Celtic boss and he can complete his 3rd treble if his side beat Aberdeen in the Scottish Cup final.
The 52-year-old appears to have actually restored his credibility with the huge bulk of Celtic fans after leaving mid-season for Leicester in 2019 and he again he is devoted to serving his three-year agreement.
Rodgers agreed it was reasonable to state he is better than ever in his task and added: "It's been intriguing the last couple of months, people deciding where I was expected to be going and I wasn't happy.
"But I would state listen to what I state, not what people attempt to anticipate my state of mind and what it might be.
Celtic supervisor Brendan Rodgers (Andrew Milligan/PA)
"I stated 150, 200 per cent I'll be here for sure next season because we wish to construct again, we wish to grow.
"But what I'll likewise state, there's extremely, extremely couple of people that understand me and there's even less comprehend me.
"I don't have a representative, so I don't have an agent spinning a story for me or anything like that. So if there's a headline out there, I am telling you, it's a guess.
"But definitely, I am so, so delighted.
"I came back due to the fact that of the professional challenge of Celtic, knowing the pressures. My emotional attachment to the club plainly has me here instead of elsewhere. And just the opportunity to be the best supervisor at Celtic that I can potentially be. And days like this make it actually unique."
Rodgers added: "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 lots of other things naturally. As any supervisor, you need to feel wanted, you need to feel appreciated. You need to feel that you can develop a team, you can develop a club.
"So there's lots of things that enter it, however I definitely understand that we want to finish much better than we did in 2015. And then I'll go into next year extremely hungry 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 know there was a wee bit of chat around, tiresome I believe the word was of someone, but it's not tedious for me, for the football club," he stated.
"If we land at 15 points ahead with fives games left and a plus-42 objective distinction ahead of our closest competitor, I'll inform you what, that's not tedious, that's professionalism at its greatest 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 greatly braced during the celebrations.
"The medical guys are taking a look at whether his meniscus is a little bit sore," Rodgers stated. "We'll simply need to examine 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 regreted the turning point.
"It sounds unusual to sit here and say for the opening half an hour I believed we were very great, the shape of the group was great and we were aggressive with the press, forced Celtic into playing a lot longer than they would generally have liked," he stated.
"But the very first goal was a real begin the teeth provided it's a little bit of bad luck.
"The 2nd one comes from a promising attack that we had, a tame effort on goal, however then within five or 6 seconds, with the rate of Celtic on the counter attack, the ball winds up in the back of your internet."