Brendan Rodgers left Celtic last February to take charge of Premier League club Leicester City and this decision was highly criticised at Parkhead primarily due to his decision to not finish the whole campaign.
A lot of people tore into Brendan Rodgers for nothing picking up the trophies at the end of the season but we all know for a fact that no manager can resist a move to the Premier League especially when he is coaching in a country like Scotland(with all due respect).
And the Foxes boss has finally opened up about his decision to cross the border and return back to the Premier League which he clearly accepts had hurt a lot of people.
“I was only the third manager in the history of the whole club to get a treble,” Brendan Rodgers said in conversation with the Oxford Union, as reported.
“We created a British record, our win percentage there was quite good. Our first season, we became invincible and scored the most goals and had the most wins and that was all a first. We backed that up with another treble and it was the first time in history that had been done.
“And of course you can keep going and going and going, you just have that decision to make.
“I think sometimes people look at mangers and think about ego and I think if it was that it might have urge to stay on. But for me I loved every second of being there and – of course – I understand when I left it maybe wasn’t the ideal time and there was a lot of hurt.
“I can never forget everything I did there and what we did as a club and how we put the team into that mentality. And now when I watch Neil (Lennon, the club’s current manager) – I know Neil well – I am so happy for him.
“I am happy for the guys, all the players and for the supporters to keep the momentum going and hopefully get the nine this year and then onto ten which would be absolutely brilliant.
“I only have joy for watching them. I was only watching them the other day. I always follow, I always see it and I am always in contact with the players.
“That’s a decision you make. I know what the feeling is like, there’s not a team like Celtic in the world. So I understand the feeling of a Celtic supporter because they could never understand if you support the club then how could you walk out into another?
“But that’s the professional side, this is my life and this is my work.
“It’s not just a hobby, football is my life and my work.”
But this decision of his can never be questioned especially after the way he has managed to revive Leicester City this season. Right now, the Foxes are third on the Premier League table meaning if they should be playing in the Champions League next season.
Here’s the full interview:
