Celtic defender Cameron Carter-Vickers has addressed manager Brendan Rodgers' recent comments, where the Northern Irish coach suggested the team had grown "complacent" following their shock defeat to St Johnstone last weekend.
Speaking ahead of Celtic’s home clash against Kilmarnock this Saturday, Carter-Vickers acknowledged Rodgers' authority on the matter, while maintaining a positive perspective on the season as a whole.
"Obviously he's the manager, he's the one in charge, and he's going to have his opinions," Carter-Vickers told reporters, referring to Rodgers’ comments.
"As a playing squad, we listen to that and we take it on board."
Despite the loss to St Johnstone, Carter-Vickers was quick to emphasise the team's strong season so far and their ongoing pursuit of further success.
The Hoops have already lifted the Scottish League Cup, and are on course to taste success in the Scottish Premiership and Scottish Cup too.
"I think we all remember the season that we have had. You never want to lose a game but for the majority of the season we've been pretty good and we are in a position now where we can still win two more trophies and that's our aim," he continued.
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The 27-year-old central defender went on to express his understanding of the manager’s frustrations but stressed that the team remains focused on their goal of being Treble winners once again.
"The manager has his reasons for saying what he said. I'm not in his brain so I can't speak for him but from my perspective of course you want to win the league and wrap it up as soon as possible - that's what we've been trying to do," Carter Vickers acknowledged.
Reflecting on the loss to bottom-placed St Johnstone, Carter-Vickers acknowledged the team's struggles in that match but pointed to the abundance of chances they created.
“I think if you look at the game at the weekend, they score early, we make it difficult for ourselves but I think after that point we created more than enough chances to win the game," the USA international stated.
"I think we play that game nine times out of ten and have the chances that we do then you end up winning that game. Sometimes that's football, you can't win every game, not every chance hits the back of the net, so we've just got to move on and focus on the next game."
