Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers said he had the right to spread his feelings because he said that the continuation of the unit is his main motivation to call the reaction of safe enthusiasts on Sunday.
Rodgers had argued that the enthusiasts who sang the purpose of the firm of Kieran Tierney were disrespectful with their left colleague Greg Taylor.
And, after a 3-0 victory opposed to St Mirren, he asked enthusiasts to show their support, of negativity, when their players have to transmit the ball to replace the point of their attack.
Ahead of Wednesday’s visit of Dundee United, Rodgers described his comments as an “observation” rather than a demand.
“I think everyone has the right to air their emotion and their feeling, and that was my feeling from the weekend,” he said.
“Listen, Celtic is an incredible base of terray what they give to the team and how they the team and how they travel with the team. So I’m not going to start telling other people what to sing.
“But for me, it is only this bigger image around this specific era of games, where the courts are a bit more pimpled than they are usually and the game can be a bit slower than it can generally be. That is not the fault of the players.
“This can actually help the team in what is a really exhausting era for us.
“I’m not going to beat about the bush when I’m talking about the bush. I’m experienced enough to say what I think and what I feel, but not in a derogatory way to anyone.
“Everything that I put myself through to come back here, I’m so, so happy that I came back here. I love my life and love my job here. But it’s also important to be able to say what I think.
“Sometimes he is paid not to say what you think, but there are times when you have to do it. Now I am in my career and in my life when I don’t want to bite it. “
Rodgers, whose return to Celtic in the summer of 2023 was not universally welcomed, added: “I discussed it sporadically about my stay here, just because I know what the strength of this club is when it’s all together and this unity is there.
“And also what the players are there and get this support.
“I can understand this off the back of the Rangers game and not playing anywhere near what our level was, I can understand that wee bit of fret and a bit of worry.
“But I think it’s very, very important, my precedence with the players is the performance point. It comes from education and it comes from gaming and it creates that environment where players can thrive.
“So, that is all that I am here to manage and be the most productive that I can be for Celtic in my time here, so long. And, of course, I will protect it.
“And then, once the moment ends, I can step back, wait for the next manager between, he and I cannot wait to see 60 high -intensity soccer games for 95 minutes a week. And I will do it Be really happy. “
When it was put to Rodgers that some Celtic fans had claimed their lauding of Tierney was not meant to be any slight on Taylor, the manager said: “Listen, I said before and I repeat, everyone has an opinion. Everyone has an emotion, people can say what they think, and that’s okay.”
Taylor, who won remedy for a blow to the nose just after the game, remains in the middle of a contract confrontation with Celtic with his treatment at the end of the season.
Rodgers said: “To me, he’s a committed Celt. He has been at Celtic for almost six years. I think if he plays [Wednesday], that’s two hundred games as a Celtic player, which is a lot of games. He is a brilliant servant and I hope he can continue to be my time here and beyond.
“You see from its performance point, your concentration, your commitment to the team and the club is still there.
“There is a small context for each player and manager, but in reality he faces it, actually good. “