Dundee Utd v. Celtic, Saturday 22/08/15, 12pm Kick Off, Live BT Sport 2

Celtic manager Ronny Deila is speaking to the media at Lennoxtown ahead of Saturday's match v @dundeeunitedfc

RD on Mikael Lustig: It doesn't seem to be as serious as we thought in the beginning. He has a chance on Tuesday.


RD on upcoming games: It's something we're discussing all the time. We will have a strong team, whatever we play.

RD: We know what our goals are this season and we know what kind of games we'll play.

RD on Wednesday's game against Malmo: I've seen the game again and I don't see any trouble in the game.

RD: It was a fair game and as I can remember we won 3-2 so that was a result that we are happy with.

RD: We have a good opportunity to go through now when we go to Malmo.

RD: We are concentrating on the game and that's it.

RD on comments following Malmo match: I think everybody can read. I haven't tested every player but I think they can read.

RD: It was a fantastic game on Wednesday and the fans were unbelievable. I just want to thank them for what they did. So important.


RD: The first half was very good. Everybody was disappointed when we conceded the last goal, even though we won.

RD: We are very confident going into these games coming up now.



Celtic winger @Gary__11 also spoke to the media at Lennoxtown ahead of a return to Tannadice.


GMS: We want to go back to league business. We’ve dropped points in the league so it’s an important game for us.

GMS: Dundee United will be hurting after their last game so we know it’ll be a tough game and one we desperately want three points in.


GMS on Malmo comments: We take those comments with a pinch of salt really. I don’t see where they get that idea from.

GMS: It’s a physical game but we weren't any more physical than usual.

GMS: It was the first I heard about it today. I don’t know where they get that from. I don’t think we change our game plan.

GMS: I thought everyone played very well the other night.

GMS: What’s at stake is enough to fire us up but we’ll put that to the back of our minds and focus on tomorrow first.

GMS: They are maybe trying to get a reaction but I don’t think it’ll work. We won’t change anything about how we go about our business.

 

Cheers Crow Big game this, really want to carry on that winning feeling into the game on Tuesday.

 

technically that was over 90 minutes :icon_mrgreen:

 

Meant to be dry tomorrow, a good watering of the pitch and it should be in much better nick than the last time we were here. It's warm and muggy in Dundee today, much the same tomorrow. Should be a good day. Players rested or not we ought to be too strong for them. C'mon!!

 

A Saturday fixture with travelling in Europe and a huge game on Tuesday thd bhoys should be ice bathing etc to keep niggling problems away.

 

Would not rest the who team maybe a few
Gordon
Janko boyata van dijk tierney
Brown mulgrew
Gms commons Allan
Griffiths

 

First away day in a while for me. Looking forward to it.

COYBIG!

 

I would rest Griffiths if anything happens to him we are *

 

Hopefully Dundee Utd realise that if we get through to the CL Groups then they will be awarded £150k like every other team.

So don't get in our way this weekend and cause us any injuries.

 

Perhaps they could stand in a line and create a love tunnel for us to score though?

 

Gordon
Janko Boyata Van Dijk Ambrose
Allan Commons Mulgrew
GMS Stokes
Griffiths​

 

Oh c'mon it will be a laugh :smiley-laughing002:

 

wouldn't mind seeing Bailly starting this game and give Gordon a rest.

 

Think he actually has, aye :smiley-laughing002:

 

He canny walk ffs

 

May as well play without a midfield and left back then with that team :smiley-laughing002:

People seriously underestimating United, yes we have an important match on Tuesday but we want 3 points as well.

 

Gordon
Efe, Boyata, VVD, Charlie
Biton, Johansen
Janko, Commons, GMS
Scepovic

Rest players for Tuesday as would be willing to sacrifice 3 points for a win on Tuesday - because we'll get the points back in the months ahead.