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 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 during his two spells as Celtic boss and he can complete his 3rd treble if his side beat Aberdeen in the Scottish Cup last.
The 52-year-old appears to have restored his track record with the large majority of Celtic fans after leaving mid-season for Leicester in 2019 and he once again reiterated he is dedicated to serving his three-year agreement.
Rodgers agreed it was fair to say he is happier than ever in his job and added: "It's been fascinating the last couple of months, people choosing where I was supposed to be going and I wasn't happy.
"But I would state listen to what I say, not what individuals attempt to anticipate my mood and what it may be.
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers (Andrew Milligan/PA)
"I said 150, 200 per cent I'll be here for sure next season due to the fact that we want to develop again, we want to grow.
"But what I'll likewise state, there's extremely, really couple of people that understand me and there's even less understand me.
"I don't have a representative, so I do not have an agent 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 came back since of the expert obstacle of Celtic, understanding the pressures. My emotional accessory to the club clearly has me here instead of elsewhere. And simply the possibility to be the finest manager 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 big thing with Celtic, it has to do with having the energy. That's the huge thing, and there's lots of other things of course. As any supervisor, you need to feel wanted, you require to . You need to feel that you can develop a team, you can establish a club.
"So there's lots of things that come into it, however I certainly understand that we desire to complete better than we did in 2015. And then I'll enter into next year incredibly starving 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 goals 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, laborious I believe the word was of somebody, 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 objective difference ahead of our nearby rival, I'll inform you what, that's not laborious, that's professionalism at its highest level and concentration and efficiencies."
It was not all favorable for Celtic. Jota went off with a knee injury in the very first half and was hobbling severely with his leg greatly braced throughout the celebrations.
"The medical guys are taking a look at whether his meniscus is a little bit aching," Rodgers said. "We'll just need to examine that. They put it in the brace to secure it, but 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 state for the opening half an hour I believed we were extremely excellent, the shape of the group was great and we were aggressive with the press, required Celtic into playing a lot longer than they would usually have liked," he said.
"But the very first goal was a real kick in 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 objective, however then within 5 or 6 seconds, with the pace of Celtic on the counter attack, the ball winds up in the back of your internet."