Albian Ajeti seems to have pushed ahead of Leigh Griffiths in Neil Lennon’s plans for his Celtic side. And the Swiss striker was in the starting eleven last night at St Mirren after being cleared of the simulation charge that three unnamed former referees on the SFA’s secretive panel lodged against him.
Celtic were also awarded another soft penalty last night – any penalty that Celtic get can be regarded as being soft if you read the MSM and you’ll notice that there will be a few more soft penalties coming our way now that the Stop the Ten’ objectives have been achieved, this will balance up the stats for the season as a whole.
Anyway, the Swiss striker spoke to the media today and spoke about the team’s winning run and the outcome to the simulation stick-up charge that had been lodged against him be the three unnamed retired referees.
Celtic striker Albian Ajeti insists he is no diver after being cleared of a Scottish FA simulation charge earlier this week 👇 pic.twitter.com/NgG5BcyYJO
— BBC Sport Scotland (@BBCSportScot) February 11, 2021
“I’m very happy that I could be back playing again with the team and I’m happy we got the win again,” Ajeti said. “I think we’re in good form right now and I’m always happy when I can play and help the team.
‘I’ve been back for the last few games now, I’m feeling good, we’re having success and this is what matters, and the goals will come again.’
“We take it game by game, and there are still quite a few games to go. We’re in good form right now, we’re going to build on that and we’re going to keep going with that, push forward, play as a team and try to win the games.”
“I was a bit surprised because I didn’t know the process or how it worked here, but I’m glad that I could play and I didn’t get the two-game ban,” he said.
“It’s going well for us. We’re winning games and playing good football, and I’m always happy when I can play and even more happy when we succeed as a team. This is, for me, the most important thing.
“We know that we’ve got the quality and the team spirit, and this makes us stronger. We’ve found a really good team spirit and we want to keep building on that. Sometimes the games are hard, but we accept that and we’re trying to win and we’ve been successful in the last three games.”
On the accusation that following the incident at Rugby Park last week he should be regarded as being a diver, the Celtic striker was having none of that. “There are many things footballers need to hear about that are not true. This is part of our profession, we have to accept it.
“They can call us whatever they want but we know what’s going on on the pitch. If they want to call me that they should call me that, but it isn’t true.
“But, as I said, this is part of football and we have to accept it and keep our focus on the right things.”
📺 "We are in good form right now. I’m always happy when I can play and help the team.”
Full Media Conference with Albian Ajeti 🎙️#CelticFC 🍀 pic.twitter.com/LMirBsn9du
— Celtic Football Club (@CelticFC) February 11, 2021
