‘People don’t understand what it takes’ – Rodgers hits back at Celtic Treble critics as he makes best ever…
BRENDAN RODGERS has hit back at critics who have been playing down Celtic’s success this season.
Celtic will be crowned Premiership champions if they avoid defeat at Tannadice tomorrow and will be Treble winners if they also beat Aberdeen in the Hampden showpiece next month.
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But even with a potential domestic clean sweep on the horizon, some critics have suggested it would be “the most tedious” Treble of all time.
Rodgers, however, has shut down these suggestions and has claimed this could be his BEST season yet at Parkhead.
The Celtic manager led the Hoops to an incredible Invincible Treble in his first season in charge during his first spell.
But the Northern Irishman is on the brink of Celtic history as he will become the first manager to win all the silverware in three separate seasons.
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He told Celtic TV: “If I look over both spells, for me, it’s been really satisfying. Why? Because I’ve had two different teams now.
“Obviously Callum, James, Bainy has been involved, Tony… apart from that, there’s not been too many that have been over the course of my two spells.
“So taking two different teams to these points, it’s so hard work. I think people who don’t recognise it, they don’t understand it or don’t have the knowledge of what it takes to actually win.
“We see it throughout the world, teams that spend money and then are deemed to have the best squads – but they don’t always win.
“What we have here is a culture that is built around winning and then what that takes, and obviously, the biggest word of that, which is a real challenge, is consistency.
“So you can have quality players, but if they’re not consistent and the mentality and their work, and their ideas and how they play and how they train, then it’s a challenge.
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“But for me, it’s been so satisfying this season and I’ll become even more satisfied and probably my BEST season here if we can finish off with these two trophies.
“So, I’ve been delighted with all the work we’ve put in and how we recovered from setbacks, but it is not easy, I can guarantee you that.
“So much goes into it. It’s 24/7 at a club like this here, also the expectations, the pressures. So these players have dealt with that so, so well.”
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