Celtic “Not Even Contemplating Defeat” On Saturday

Celtic boss Neil Lennon says he is “not even contemplating losing the game” as he looks ahead to Saturday’s Glasgow Derby at Ibrox.

Odsonne Edouard and Ryan Christie, who missed the reverse fixture due to Covid-19 issues, are back in the side, whilst Leigh Griffiths is almost back to full fitness and David Turnbull and Ismaila Soro have emerged as first choice midfielders. Suffice it to say that Celtic are now a very different proposition.

Lennon told Sky Sports: “You don’t want to lose it, you want to get a positive result, either three points or a point.”

“We are not even contemplating losing the game, we are going there with a positive frame of mind and we have to play, and we have to play a lot better than we did here in October.

“We have Christie, Edouard, Griffiths, Turnbull, Soro, they are all available to play so hopefully that will give us a real spark going into this game.

“We are playing well, everybody is fit, available and there is good competition for places.

“We are creating a lot of chances which we hadn’t been doing in that poor spell and we have been looking a lot more assured at the back, so the players have found their rhythm.

“I wouldn’t say I am relaxed about it, you never are going into a game like this, but we are looking forward to it.”

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Hailing from an Irish background, I grew up on the English south coast with the good fortune to begin watching Celtic during the Martin O'Neill era. I have written four Celtic books since the age of 19: Our Stories & Our Songs: The Celtic Support, Take Me To Your Paradise: A History Of Celtic-Related Incidents & Events, Walfrid & The Bould Bhoys: Celtic's Founding Fathers, First Season & Early Stars, and The Holy Grounds of Glasgow Celtic: A Guide To Celtic Landmarks & Sites Of Interest. These were previously sold in Waterstones and official Celtic FC stores, and are now available on Amazon.

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