Lennon makes fitness challenge to Griffiths but says there is more to come

Neil Lennon has said that Leigh Griffiths will continue to get better an improve into being a real asset for Celtic in the pursuit of ten-in-a-row. The manager oversaw a turgid but comfortable 2-0 win over bottom side Ross County; however, they were not as ruthless in front of goal as they would have liked with a number of chances being spurned.

Speaking following the game to the Glasgow Times, Lennon said that the player needs to get sharper and he will do this through playing games. Griffiths got his name on the scoresheet along with David Turnbull as Celtic kept the gap with Rangers to sixteen points.

“Griff needs to get sharper and he’ll say ‘well, you need to play me’, I think the more he plays and stays fit he’ll be an asset for us going forward.

“The minutes will do Leigh a lot of good and he scored a great header. [His goal] was probably the hardest chance of them all.

“He got better as the game went on, his movement was really good and he scores great goals.

“Leigh will be an asset for us moving forward if he can stay fit.”

The 30-year-old scored after coming off the bench and also despatched his penalty in the shoot-out prompting the striker to say that he was fit enough to start games. Griffiths was started in the game against Ross County despite Lennon saying he didn’t think he was fit enough to start.

Celtic need to get back to their free-scoring selves as they look to close the gap at the top of the table. Rangers sit sixteen points clear as well as having a massive twenty five goal difference over Celtic. Increased stability in defence as well as fluidity in attack could see Celtic claw back the difference with a view to winning 10IAR in May.

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