'We are galvanised and we will go again': Celtic boss Neil Lennon wants a 返答 from his players after shock midweek 支持する／優勝者s League 出口

  • Celtic 衝突，墜落d out of the 支持する／優勝者s League after losing to Romanian 味方する Cluj?
  • Neil Lennon says Celtic did not deserve to lose the game, but must now 答える／応じる
  • The Bhoys 直面する Dunfermline in the Betfred Cup on Saturday afternoon
  • Lennon has called on his players to solve problems 提起する／ポーズをとるd by 対立 味方するs?

By Ollie 吊りくさび For Mailonline and Pa Sport Staff

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Neil Lennon has detached himself from the 'hysteria' over Celtic's 支持する／優勝者s League 出口 and 公約するd to eradicate his team's slow starts.

The Scottish 支持する／優勝者s 回復するd from a half-time 赤字 against Cluj on Tuesday to lead twice before 衝突，墜落ing out to a 4-3 home 敗北・負かす that consigned them to a Europa League play-off against AIK.

Lennon again stood by his 決定／判定勝ち（する） to play Callum McGregor instead of £3million 調印 Boli Bolingoli at left-支援する and stick with Kristoffer Ajer and Jozo Simunovic in central defence with £7m arrival Christopher Jullien on the （法廷の）裁判.

Neil Lennon appears dejected after his side were dumped out of the Champions League

Neil Lennon appears dejected after his 味方する were 捨てるd out of the 支持する／優勝者s League

Lennon has now called for a response from his players as they prepare for the Betfred Cup

Lennon has now called for a 返答 from his players as they 準備する for the Betfred Cup

And he feels his team did more than enough in the second half to 勝利，勝つ the game.


'I understand the 環境, I understand the hysteria,' said the 48-year-old ahead of Saturday's Betfred Cup tie against Dunfermline.

'It's just the modern-day 現象 now. You have to take a step 支援する from that and detach yourself from it.

'So w 女／おっせかい屋 we 勝利，勝つ 7-0 and fives I'm not thinking I am the next big thing and when we lose I'm not too low about it. There has to be a sense of 視野 on every 業績／成果 and every game.

'We didn't deserve to lose the game. I'm not big on stats but we 支配するd 所有／入手 and had 20-半端物 試みる／企てるs on goal. As a 経営者／支配人 you have to look at that and say maybe it just wasn't our night.

'We were はびこる at 2-1 and just gave Cluj oxygen in the game. Some of the goals we lost were freakish to say the least.

'We have to get over the 失望 and look 今後 to Saturday and build on where we are.

'We are bullish about things, we still have a lot to play for. It's a 後退 but we are galvanised and 再会させるd and we will go again.'

Lennon 言及／関連d the second 十分な season of his first （一定の）期間 in 告発（する），告訴（する）／料金 when Celtic 追跡するd 特別奇襲隊員s by 15 points before winning the league.

He 追加するd: 'I have been in difficult 状況／情勢s as a Celtic 経営者／支配人 before, in difficult 状況／情勢s as Hibernian 経営者／支配人 before. I wouldn't say this is a difficult 状況／情勢.

Jozo Simunovic (left) and Callum McGregor (right) look crestfallen after the shock defeat

Jozo Simunovic (left) and Callum McGregor (権利) look crestfallen after the shock 敗北・負かす

Focus now turns to the retention of the Betfred Cup ― Celtic face Dunfermline on Saturday

焦点（を合わせる） now turns to the retention of the Betfred Cup ― Celtic 直面する Dunfermline on Saturday

'It's a blow, it's a 後退. But I have a fantastically talented group of players that I have a lot of 感謝 for people giving me the 適切な時期 to manage.

'I didn't think we played 貧しく, I didn't think we deserved to lose. But we did lose it, that's the reality and people can come 支援する to me on that. But I have to look at the 業績／成果: first half below par, second half 優れた. So we have to marry the two.'

Cluj - and Motherwell three days earlier - both 原因（となる）d Celtic 早期に problems by 圧力（をかける）ing them in numbers 深い inside their half.

And Lennon - whose 味方する have lost the first goal on four occasions this season - has told his men not to be so 意図 on playing their way out of the 罠（にかける）.

'I wouldn't say it's a major 関心 because we have good character and bounce 支援する very, very 井戸／弁護士席 but we would caus e ourselves a lot いっそう少なく problems if we start the game 同様に as we finish them,' he said.

'If teams are going to 圧力（をかける）, there is nothing wrong with turning them and flipping it and getting 走者s going 今後.

'They are still sort of a little bit ingrained in the way they played before, and when teams are used to that they find it difficult to change.

'We have to 変化させる our play a little bit if teams are coming at us.'

Goalkeeper Scott Bain 行方不明になるs the visit of Dunfermline with a dislocated thumb while Simunovic and Mikey Johnston are fitness 疑問s.

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