Tom Rogic shrugged off early Celtic critics as he knew turnaround was coming despite being 'written off'

Tom Rogic insists it’s been sweet to answer the critics who wrote Celtic off in the early weeks of Ange Postecoglou’s reign.

But the Parkhead playmaker is adamant the squad are taking nothing for granted in the title race and the team still have hard work to do to get over the line.

Rogic and his colleagues have thrived under Postecoglou this term to win a Premier Sports Cup and surge six points clear in the Premiership with just four games to go.

After losing three of their opening six title contests, doubts were placed on Celtic’s ability to mount a challenge.

But Rogic and his team have hit back sensationally and he said: “A season is always difficult, always quite gruelling, and you always have to earn it.

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“Particularly at the start of the season, we were written-off quite early.

“To perform the way we have and play the football we have is the most pleasing and, on the back of the hard work, results have come. It’s been good.

“It’s funny sometimes when people write you off early. I don’t think it is extra motivation, but it is nice sometimes to prove people wrong.

“It wasn’t really our focus. Our focus was still the same throughout all the matches regardless of the result.

“We knew if we