He has an army of doubters to win over and quite frankly, the more the fans see of Deila\u2019s work the less there is to convince them.<\/em><\/p>\n Yes, a victory was cobbled together at St Mirren but this was another strikingly sub-par performance from Deila\u2019s side.<\/em><\/p>\n In fact, his team is becoming unrecognisable from the all-conquering unit left to him by Neil Lennon and, for that, Deila has some explaining to do.<\/em><\/p>\n The more he tinkers the less impressive the team becomes and, more alarmingly, there are now mutterings of discontent from behind the scenes at Lennoxtown where Deila\u2019s ultra-modern methods appear to be causing some confusion.<\/em><\/p>\n The 38-year-old is full of ideas but precious few of them appear to be working for his players who remain<\/em> unconvinced as to how a portion of rice with their Saturday night Chinese takeaway is going to make them perform more poorly on Thursday night when\u00a0Celtic<\/a>\u00a0take on Dinamo Zagreb in the Europa League.<\/em><\/p>\n All carbs and sugars have been banned by Deila who is in danger of coming across as a bit of a textbook fanatic, exactly the way Paul Le Guen did at Ibrox not so very long ago.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Of course, its nothing that many of us haven’t already concluded, but if even Keith Jackson can see it, then Deilas days are already numbered. Not because the hack holds any sort of influence at Celtic Park, but because if he can see it, then those who hire and fire at Celtic Park will have already been whispering about it.<\/p>\n It\u2019s as if Deila is determined to make management look like some sort of science but he is not being asked to split the atom here. He is merely being tasked with keeping Celtic ticking over as the strongest team in Scotland and right now he\u2019s falling a long way short.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0Which, in fairness to Keith is exactly what most of us have been thinking, and questions now have to be asked of the manager, questions such as<\/p>\n ” What the fuck are you playing at ? “<\/p>\n \u00a0In the main, what Ronny and Jonny appear to be doing is improving -or trying to improve-the players eating, sleeping and drinking habits. There is nothing wrong with that in principle. In fact, done correctly, it could well improve their performances. A previous manager, Gordon Strachan , arguably got exceptional performances from largely ordinary players by improving their fitness, citing the adage that “tired minds make tired decisions, ” and the concentration of his players, especially in Europe, was astonishing, more than once performing above their weight.<\/p>\n So, on balance, improving their fitness is a good idea, but theres a reason as to why when we join a gym, alright, when you join a gym, ( you wouldn’t catch me anywhere near one, \u00a0 I have my own rigid fitness regime, up one two and then the other sock ) \u00a0you have a personal trainer, someone who regulates your fitness programme to your needs and physique.<\/p>\n \u00a0Actually, when I did once venture into a gym, I put my finger through a hole in my trainer and had to sign on a register for a couple of years.<\/p>\n \u00a0Anyone with a bit of common sense-no pun intended-can surely see that the likes of Kris Commons should be on a different diet and exercise routine than say, Eoghan O’ Connell.<\/p>\n \u00a0A blanket ban on carbs and sugar, to quote Jacksons article again, if true, is ridiculous. Its like someone gave Deila the Ladybird Book of Things that Are Bad For You If Taken in Excess, and he’s using it as his starting point to create an all running , all passing superfootballer, when in fact, he’s created some six foot headless chickens, who probably sneak downstairs at midnight, open a packet of fruit gums, and eat them behind the garden shed.<\/p>\n Although the Norwegian has probably banned garden sheds as well, in case anyone nips out for a fag during the ads on Coronation Street.<\/p>\n \u00a0Deila still has time to change things, to adopt a wee bit more maturity, and dare I say, improve his people skills before he becomes the unicorn who stood on the beach, watching a big boat disappear over the horizon, and saying to his pal<\/p>\n ” Oh, bollocks, was that today ? “<\/p>\n Perhaps there was some evidence in these words from the boss that he really is lowering expectations…<\/p>\n “We stuck together as a team in 90 minutes to win the game,” said Deila.<\/em><\/p>\n “The game was brought back to 1-1 and that was difficult to come back again.<\/em><\/p>\n “But we did it, we kept them away from our goal for the last 20 minutes, and that was positive.”\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Keeping a side who have won one game this season away from your goal is not really a positive worth shouting about.<\/p>\n \u00a0Meanwhile, Police in Paisley are probng allegations of racial abuse towards Dutch defender Virgil van Dijk. A statement read;<\/p>\n “Police Scotland has received a complaint from a Celtic player alleging he was racially abused by a spectator during the St Mirren v Celtic match on Saturday.<\/em><\/p>\n “Police are liaising with both clubs and are analysing broadcast and CCTV footage. Inquiries are ongoing.”<\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em>They are also looking to question a man in connection with repeatedly assaulting anyone who came near him on Saturday lunchtime, and have issued a photofit.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, the virtues of playing two up front were evident for Brodby, over in the Danish Superleague, even if those two were Teemu Pukki and Holmbert Fridjonsson…courtesy of VideoCelts<\/p>\n![\"Jim](\"https:\/\/etims.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Jim-Goodwin.jpg\")
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