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Brendan Rodgers thanks his unsung Celtic hero as triumphant boss swerves symptoms of 'disease' at Hampden
Relieved Brendan Rodgers knows success can be a 'disease' if you let it get to your head - but he's not feeling the symptoms yet after Premier Sports Cup glory made it ten trophies as Celtic boss.
Rodgers watched on from the touchline as his team played out an all-time classic with Rangers at Hampden, and after the teams were tied at 3-3 after 120 minutes, he was celebrating again, Daizen Maeda's winning spot-kick sealing an incredible tenth piece of silverware as Celtic boss. TV cameras didn't pick it up, but pundit Michael Stewart said during his post-match punditry that Rodgers turned to look up to his family after the winning penalty and breathed a visible sigh of relief. And that was certainly reflected in his post-match interview when he joined Stewart and the rest of the Premier Sports panel.
He said: "It's always nice when you come out the other end! In a final, you don't expect everything to go your way. Rangers played well in the first half and we had to react. Both sets of players made it a really exciting game. The guys know when you play in finals, you want to come out in the right end, and thankfully we were able to do that.
Asked about his burgeoning trophy cabinet, he was quick to give his team and his staff the credit as he said: "When you're really successful, it's within your culture to win. These guys have been around it and understand that. Success can never be a disease, you've got to set the standards as well. You've got to keep fighting and working every day, then hopefully things drop for you. It was an exciting game, with the goals at the end. The guys were fantastic with the penalties, Kasper makes the save, and we pull through in the end."
Rodgers was also asked about his right hand man John Kennedy who he held up as an unsung hero of his glittering Celtic tenutr. He said: "John's brilliant for us. In my first time here, I got to know him and got to know his work. At that time, I would have done a lot of the coaching. But a lot of the guys have worked with us before and understand what we want to do. Now, I can leave that to John and liaise closely with him in terms of the principles and tweaks I would like within that.
"Even for penalties, it's very clear, we do the work, we understand who's taking what and in what order. The coaching staff on a day-to-day for me are absolutely brilliant."
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