\u201cWe have not done well enough in a couple of games. You can\u2019t just blame the manager. We need to be realistic.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cWe have not played well in some games and have to take the criticism, that\u2019s part of the job and we have to be ready to bounce back<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cEveryone believes and I have not heard any negativity about the manager, players or\u00a0<\/em> \u201cWhen the result does not go the right way people start asking questions. That\u2019s how it is at a club like Celtic.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cBut it\u2019s good that we showed at the weekend that even with 10 men we want to work for each other. At the end of the day it was hard work which won the game. It\u2019s always like that at a huge club.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cLook at Manchester United now for example or Chelsea.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cCeltic are a massive club in Europe so there is always going to be that type of pressure.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cWhen you don\u2019t win games then questions will be asked.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cBut we have belief in what we do and we showed great team spirit.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n The Norwegian was playing a holding role on Saturday, but often found himself ahead of the forwards, though he was ignored by the man in possession. Perhaps he’s a little frustrated, nt only with himself, but with those around him….<\/p>\n Or with life in general. Something isn’t right.<\/p>\n He’s in talks with the club over a new deal. So he says, anyway;<\/p>\n \u201cI have no comment about that. You need to speak to my agent.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cAlways in the past I don\u2019t comment about this. I know we\u2019re in talks and we\u2019ll see what happens.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s very positive for the club to sign those kind of players [Bitton and Brown] in the long term, but, for me, we are in talks.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s all I can say. And we\u2019ll take it from there.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Johansen hasn’t been himself, or maybe this is him being himself and last season, when he was player of the year , was a blip.<\/p>\n Manager Deila is aware something is wrong, and he even gave the midfielder an extended breal recently. Which the player thinks did him some good.<\/p>\n The rest of us aren’t quite so sure.<\/p>\n \u201cI felt very good after that My head was spinning at the time. I just went away to quiet places in Norway and Scotland with my fiancee. It was good for me, I felt it helped and it\u2019s going to help me in the long term.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cWhen I came here from Norway and played so many games for Celtic from the start, it was new for me. It\u2019s quite easy to just say everything is okay. But then your form starts dropping.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cAfter that break, I was able to reflect on things. I pushed football away and could see things that I didn\u2019t see every day when you are in the middle of it all.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cOf course it has been a difficult few months. It is always better to have positive things said about you, but I think the criticism makes you more grown up and you learn from it.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cI know that I have not played my best football this season. But often the biggest pressure on me is the pressure I put on myself. I know when I\u2019m playing good football and I know when I\u2019m playing bad. It\u2019s up to me to do the right things to get my form back.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s what it is like at a club like this and it\u2019s part of the job you have to handle. That\u2019s why I play football, I like to have supporters who care about the club.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n I wonder if he’s a wee bit more fragile than we first thought. That last sentence hints that he just wants to be loved.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n One of yesterdays replies cried out for someone without the green tinted norwegian glasses on to write up the match reports, so in order to please the crowd, as they say, we’ll change the tone a little.<\/p>\n \u00a0Its now the fourth of January, and still there’s no sign of any new players coming in to bolster the squad for a push towards next seasons champions league, as , of course, the domesic trophies don’t count any more.<\/p>\n Celtic need to spend at least thirty million pounds-which we’d soon get back in the group stages-with some quality players on high wages.<\/p>\n Get Dermot to put his hand in his pocket !<\/p>\n If you want more stuff in this tone, simply buy any newspaper from any store near you, and turn to the sports section.<\/p>\n With a little more sense regarding the window required, for a number of reasons, the manager calmly told us;<\/p>\n \u201cIf we can get anyone in early, of course we would prefer that. But I am realistic.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cEverybody\u2019s holding back for two reasons \u2013 one to get more options, to see what you can get in yourself, and also wanting to press up the prices as much as possible.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a tough thing all the time to find the value and not lose your head. That\u2019s always when you do something very quick and with not enough research. Not always, but a lot of times that turns out bad.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n To an extent, he’s right, and there is a bit more to it than just picking out a player and buying him. Theres all sorts of twist and turns to be , eeer, twisted and turned before the end of the month, and although there is a need to improve, it has to be in the right places with the right type of player.<\/p>\n And not just flinging a whole load of shit against the wall in the hope some of it will stick.<\/p>\n ( Thats not really a phrase I understand, as common as it is in every day use. Who goes “Woo hoo, I’ve got some jobbies stuck to my wall ? ” )<\/p>\n Over at Ibrox , they aren’t hanging around, having signed another out of contract player on a six month deal as they rebuild their squad. Build a squad on six month deals ?<\/p>\n What kind of player are they getting who is desperate to sign a six month deal ?<\/p>\n Maybe it is better to wait.<\/p>\n Now, perhaps someone can enlighten us.<\/p>\n
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