Celtic were knocked out of the League Cup early in the season and finished bottom of their Champions League group but were consistently top of the Premiership until February when Rangers edged ahead.
However, seven wins and a draw from their past eight games took Celtic back to the summit and a 5-0 defeat of Kilmarnock on Wednesday confirmed another title win.
“We came good when it matters and I think now you’re probably starting to see the real Celtic, probably what maybe people wanted to see at the beginning of the season,” Rodgers said.
“I had to show a mental strength, like the team. Eventually, the work that we do, the processes we have in place have come through in the end. Ultimately, I’m paid here to win and to develop a team to play in the way the fans want them to play. This last period, we can see that now.”
And he added: “Surprising a little bit that so many people didn’t see what was happening in and around the team, especially having been before, knowing how my teams operate, knowing how they play, knowing how they attack, knowing how that was always the intention. It’s not full out attack.
“A top boxer isn’t throwing punches all the time, he has to put his guard up every now and then. My teams are reflective of that. They attack, they’re aggressive, they score goals, we try and defend well.
“Clearly, there was a reason and a purpose as to why it maybe wasn’t functioning quite the same. It certainly wasn’t that I had lost the hunger or was going through the motions or I hadn’t the stomach for the fight as what people said and that’s clearly people that don’t know me so it’s been very satisfying.”
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