Joe Hart’s Celtic story ISN’T finished and 7 words from Brendan Rodgers could keep him for one more year – Chris Sutton

Hart is far from done, and if I were Brendan Rodgers, I would beg him to play for another season.

Joe Hart is scheduled to leave Celtic in the summer,

but it appears he may jump ship and become a pundit for the European Championship.
But if I were Brendan Rodgers, I would be attempting to get the No. 1

to put down the mic and pick up the gloves once more for the upcoming campaign.

The Celtic manager should be pushing for Hart to have a change of heart instead of considering the possibility of replacing Hart.

Despite his advanced age of 37, there’s no indication that he’s prepared for the knacker’s yard.

Hart, on the other hand, has excelled this season.

Throughout his three years in Glasgow, he has consistently performed at an extremely high level; in fact,

since declaring his intention to retire at the end of the current campaign, he has performed even better.

I simply observe how he handled the strain of the run-in and how happy he was to get his squad over the finish line.

While it seems sense to want to leave at the top, I can’t help but wonder why you would give up everything.

At Rugby Park, you could understand the significance of winning another trophy for him.

The enthusiasm, pride, happiness, and simple satisfaction at finishing the task they began nine months ago.

Hart has had a significant role at Celtic. You consider the character, experience, and influence he has brought to the club. In addition to all of that, he is an extremely skilled goalie.

When analyzing Celtic’s championship triumph this year,

many will point to the return of injured players like Callum McGregor, Cameron Carter-Vickers, Reo Hatate, and Daizen Maeda,

as well as James Forrest’s comeback and Adam Idah’s pivotal goals.

They must not undervalue Hart’s significant saves. He has made the difference at crucial times in important games.

Yes, there have been a few scary incidents, but they are by no means common.
Although he is 37 years old, it’s not exactly old for a goalie,

and he looks to be in excellent health and has played in almost every game this season.

It will be quite difficult to find a goalkeeper of Hart’s caliber and stature after he has performed so brilliantly.

The impact he’s had has been incredible. We’ve seen a number of aging stars from the south arrive in Scotland

and almost give the impression that it will be easy.

Most of them quickly learn otherwise, and a number of them have fallen flat.

Hart came into the game with a huge reputation—he had played in major championships,

won the Premier League, advanced far in the Champions League,

and earned 75 caps for England—but he threw himself into life at Celtic,

and it’s understandable that supporters saw that. He will leave a hero.

I simply don’t believe he ought to go. Let’s get another year, Joe, Rodgers should be urging.
I am aware that there are other non-football-related factors to consider, such as family.

But Joe, bring them up. Luckily, I was able to correct my kids’ Scottish accents later.
Rodgers is aware that leaders such as Hart are rare to come by.

To be fair, Celtic has a number of them, which is why they are the champs.

When the chips were down, players like McGregor, Forrest, and Hart are the ones who, in my opinion, kept cool and delivered.
Then I turn to the Rangers, and it’s easy to see why they gave up when the heat got too much and eventually lost.

The other night, you can watch Todd Cantwell celebrate his goal in front of all those empty seats at Ibrox.

After his side’s defeat, he ought to have been keeping his head down rather than attracting further attention to himself.

I recall the title-related social media incident involving the 56 on his shorts.

Players like Forrest and McGregor have made their statements on the field, not in their shorts.

For me, that has been the main distinction throughout. By no means has this season been a throwback for Celtic.

Along the road, there have been obstacles and challenges.

But they are justifiably the champions because they delivered at the crucial moments of the major games.

Rodgers has been responding to the critics somewhat, and he has every right to do so.

During certain points during the season, the criticism was also quite justified because of the poor recruiting,

the disappointing results in Europe, and the difficult viewing of some of the games.

However, you have to give Rodgers credit for leading the team through the difficulties and then applying pressure when it mattered most.

In the latter several months of the season, he had important decisions to make, and he performed flawlessly.
Consider Wednesday evening at Kilmarnock as well.

That ought to have been one of those awful, tenacious 1-0 victories, all about finishing the job.

Celtic, on the other hand, were terrible. One may argue that it was the season’s best performance.

Over the course of the ninety minutes, it seemed as though everything Aaron Rodgers had been looking for all season

had finally come together thanks to the brilliant choice to bring in Idah.

As they approach to Hampden for the Scottish Cup Final, their confidence is through the roof and they are flying.

Although it doesn’t have to be, it will be billed as Hart’s grand farewell.

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