"I've never worked harder in all my time here, the Celtic manager said. So the motivation is there to try and flip the levels that we're at. It's absolutely fine, it's still so early. I think that's the key point in it all. Hearts have made a fantastic start, got the points on the board, but there's so much football to play. We've just got to hang in there at this moment, find those performances, find the results"
"They, hands down, have got so many advantages over every other team in the league at the minute including ourselves. But we do feel as if there's improvement in us. There is a long way to go. If this was after the second round of games and we were sitting in the position then it might be a wee bit more difficult for me to sit here and say what I'm saying. But at the minute, it's easy to say what I'm saying."
Celtic fell eight points behind Hearts following a 3-1 defeat in Edinburgh, marking consecutive league losses and 17 points from a possible 27 in the title defence. Brendan Rodgers said he has never worked harder to find onfield answers and emphasized motivation to raise levels and restore confidence among players. Rodgers described the situation as early in the season with 29 games left and the need to hang in, find performances and results. Hearts manager Derek McInnes acknowledged Celtic's financial and structural advantages but said his side feels improvement and that there is a long way to go.
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