Brendan Rodgers Happier Than Ever At Celtic After Securing Title

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Brendan Rodgers claimed he had actually never ever been happier 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 2 spells as Celtic employer and he can finish 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 majority of Celtic fans after leaving mid-season for Leicester in 2019 and he again restated he is devoted to serving his three-year agreement.


it was fair to state he is better than ever in his task and added: "It's been intriguing the last few months, people deciding where I was expected to be going and I wasn't delighted.


"But I would say listen to what I say, not what individuals attempt to expect my state of mind and what it might be.


Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers (Andrew Milligan/PA)


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


"But what I'll likewise state, there's really, really few individuals that understand me and there's even less comprehend me.


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


"But absolutely, I am so, so delighted.


"I returned since of the professional difficulty of Celtic, understanding the pressures. My emotional attachment to the club plainly has me here rather than in other places. And simply the chance to be the finest supervisor at Celtic that I can potentially be. And days like this make it truly special."


Rodgers included: "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 great deals of other things obviously. As any supervisor, you require to feel wanted, you require to feel valued. You need to feel that you can develop a group, you can develop a club.


"So there's great deals of things that come into it, however I certainly know that we desire to complete much better than we did last year. And after that I'll go into next year extremely 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 objectives either side of half-time with Nicolas Kuhn and Adam Idah both hitting doubles to seal the title.


"I understand there was a wee bit of chat around, tedious I believe the word was of somebody, however it's not laborious for me, for the football club," he said.


"If we land at 15 points ahead with fives video 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 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 terribly with his leg greatly braced during the celebrations.


"The medical guys are looking at whether his meniscus is a bit sore," Rodgers stated. "We'll just have to examine that. They put it in the brace to secure 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 generally have actually liked," he said.


"But the very first goal was a real kick in the teeth provided it's a little bad luck.


"The second one originates from an appealing attack that we had, a tame effort on objective, however then within five or six seconds, with the speed of Celtic on the counter attack, the ball winds up in the back of your internet."