Brendan Rodgers hails 'super-human' Celtic as unbeaten run continues
Tuesday 28 February 2017 07:39, UK
Brendan Rodgers says Celtic's unbeaten run is down to "super-human efforts" as his side prepare to face Inverness on Wednesday.
Celtic lead the Scottish Premiership by 24 points having won 25 of their 26 league games this season, their only hiccup a 2-2 draw at Inverness in September.
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Rodgers' side travel to Inverness on Wednesday, live on Sky Sports 1HD, looking to put right what was an undeserved blemish on their record, according to the Celtic manager.
"We have won every game from that point," said Rodgers. "If the players weren't human I would say we would never lose a game.
"They are human but what they have shown this season already is super-human efforts to continue with the focus and concentration.
"For us, of course we should have won the game and their keeper at the time had an incredible game.
"We have played Inverness twice since and got two victories. Since we last played them and won 6-0, Richie (Foran) and his team have shown up well, they have gone away reflected on that game and been very difficult to beat.
"They have had two very good results, away at Hearts where they drew and obviously on Friday night where they had a really good victory (over Rangers).
"We recognise it will be a tough game for us but the onus is on us, as it always is, to try to break down them and look to attack and get the positive result we want."
While the countdown is on to the club's sixth successive title win, Rodgers, who took charge of the club last summer following the departure of Ronny Deila, urged his side to remain relentless.
"We can never get comfortable. We always have to be pushing," said Rodgers, who revealed winger James Forrest is awaiting results on a scan on a knee injury picked up in the 2-0 win over Hamilton at the weekend.
"The sign of a really good team and a great team is that you are never satisfied. You have to keep pushing and that is the idea.
"When I came in, even though we had won the title five times, I said our job isn't to defend it.
"Our job is to win it and that means playing with an aggression and fight in every game you are playing and that is what they have done and they have been absolutely first class at that.
"But we have to keep it going. We have 12 games left in the league and hopefully a few more Scottish Cup games to go and the players are still fresh and have the focus and we see that in every game we play."
