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Brendan Rodgers in epic Santa one liner as Celtic boss urges fans to remember the boos that rained down after a win
Laughing Brendan Rodgers reckons Santa won't be facing the Celtic boo boys this Christmas - as he hailed the "development" of his side in the last 12 months.
Ross County couldn’t control the relentless Hoops on their own patch as they moved five points clear at the top of the table thanks to goals from Liam Scales, Luke McCowan, Paulo Bernardo, Callum McGregor and Adam Idah - but it could have been more with the Hoops carving out a host of chances to move five points clear of Aberdeen at the top of the Scottish Premiership. But the boss noted that it was only in January this year that that the Parkhead punters jeered the Celtic players after a narrow 1-0 victory over the Staggies with Rangers piling on the title pressure.
He told BBC Sportsound: "It's not lost on me that we won here about 12 months ago and got booed off, when we only won 1-0, but that is the standard of performance you need at Celtic. It's not just about the scoreboard. It's about the level of game. So, if you look 12 months on and see the level of performance and the result it tells you that we are moving in the right direction."
Rodgers was then asked "if Santa would be booed this time around" - after Father Christmas took stick at half-time last December during Celtic's 2-0 defeat to Hearts. He laughed: "Hopefully not, hopefully not.
"It was a challenging little period for us but the game is all about development, and it's all about improvement. And you see the improvement in this squad and the mentality it takes to play and have the robustness to get win after win."
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