BRENDAN RODGERS revealed his body was ‘so tense’ and ‘so tight’ from his time at Liverpool it led to him being hospitalised.
Rodgers was sacked by Liverpool in October 2015 just 18 months prior to leading the Anfield side to a Premier League title.
The Northern Irishman, now in charge at Celtic, told The Coaches Voice after his sacking he was rushed to hospital having spent time on holiday.
Rodgers said: “I went to Spain for a week. Then I came back, and flew to Dubai. Within a couple of days in Dubai, I was rushed into hospital.
“I went through all the tests. It was felt that I was having some issues internally, but then they got into the process of what had happened with work, with my life.
“They pieced it all together, and it was simply a case of my body being so tense, so tight, from all that had happened in finishing my time at Liverpool.
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4“It reminded me of the pressures you experience, and the expectations you carry, as a manager.
“Especially at the bigger clubs. It reinforced for me that it was time to find a calmness, to re-energise and make sure I was genuinely ready for the next challenge.”
In 2014 Liverpool were three games away from lifting the Premier League title, however, after a draw and an infamous loss to Chelsea Rodgers side finished second.
Two seasons later and Rodgers found himself packing his things at Liverpool, and the manager cited he wanted to go away and reflect on his time at Anfield.
Rodgers added: “I wanted to go away and reflect on my time at Liverpool, but also to regain two elements that I believe are absolutely vital to any manager: energy, and happiness.
“No matter what you do in life, I feel that you need both. But, in particular for a football manager, and for me at that time, they were crucial.
If you are energised and happy, you can do your job much better.
“It was a case of turning the engine off on football for a little while. Spending some time with my kids, doing some travelling with my wife, and then tapping back into football in the new year.
Rodgers would return to management with Celtic winning the Scottish Premier League in his first two seasons in charge.
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