Brendan Rodgers Happier Than Ever At Celtic After Securing Title
Brendan Rodgers claimed he had actually never been better at Celtic after leading the group to a fourth 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 trophy for Rodgers throughout his two spells as Celtic employer and he can finish his third treble if his side beat Aberdeen in the Scottish Cup last.
The 52-year-old appears to have actually restored his credibility with the huge 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 task and included: "It's been interesting the last couple of months, individuals choosing where I was supposed to be going and I wasn't happy.
"But I would say listen to what I say, not what people attempt to anticipate my mood and what it may be.
Celtic supervisor (Andrew Milligan/PA)
"I said 150, 200 percent I'll be here for sure next season since we wish to develop again, we wish to grow.
"But what I'll also state, there's very, very couple of individuals that understand me and there's even less comprehend 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 telling you, it's a guess.
"But absolutely, I am so, so pleased.
"I returned since of the expert obstacle of Celtic, knowing the pressures. My emotional attachment to the club clearly has me here rather than in other places. And simply the chance to be the finest manager at Celtic that I can potentially be. And days like this make it actually unique."
Rodgers added: "I stated minimum I would be here three years.
"The big thing with Celtic, it has to do with having the energy. That's the big thing, and there's lots of other things obviously. As any manager, you require to feel wanted, you need to feel valued. You require to feel that you can establish a team, you can establish a club.
"So there's great deals of things that enter into it, but I certainly understand that we want to finish better than we did last year. And after that I'll go into next year very starving to beat this year, whatever we end up doing."
Celtic faced 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, tedious I think the word was of someone, however it's not laborious for me, for the football club," he stated.
"If we land at 15 points ahead with fives games left and a plus-42 objective difference ahead of our nearest competitor, I'll inform 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 very first half and was hobbling terribly with his leg heavily braced during the celebrations.
"The medical guys are looking at whether his meniscus is a bit aching," Rodgers said. "We'll simply have to examine that. They put it in the brace to safeguard it, but we'll see in the next couple of days."
Dundee United manager Jim Goodwin bemoaned the turning point.
"It sounds unusual to sit here and say for the opening half an hour I believed we were great, the shape of the group was good and we were aggressive with journalism, required Celtic into playing a lot longer than they would typically have liked," he stated.
"But the first objective was a real start the teeth provided it's a little 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 six seconds, with the rate of Celtic on the counter attack, the ball ends up in the back of your web."