BRENDAN RODGERS is satisfied with the win and the clean sheet that takes Celtic from 6th to 2nd top behind Hearts in the Scottish Premiership.
“You always hope to get more goals which would’ve decided the game a bit earlier. It wasn’t to be, but we take the goal, the clean sheet, and we were happy with the three points,” the manager said after the 1-0 win over Hamilton.
“It was a good win for us on the back of a European game. I give big credit to the players as it’s never easy.
“Hamilton are very well organised and I’ve seen that in the last couple of years here. They defend strongly, have fit players that move well and deny you a lot of space in the game, so we knew we were going to have to be patient.
“We created opportunities but never quite took them and eventually made the breakthrough. Apart from the first 20 seconds we didn’t give away anything, and defensively we looked solid and tight.”
Brendan was asked about his decision to play Dedryck Boyata who ironically enough was the match winning hero.
“It was pretty easy because of what he showed today – he cruised the game as he’s a top-class player, and we’re not a squad who can do without a player of that quality.
“He made his commitment to the team and he was there for his team-mates today. It was ironic that he got the goal. Everything he did was superb and it was great to have him back in here.
“It was great for him to get the goal. He’s an outstanding footballer, for me, and it was good to have him out there with his team-mates.”
