da 888： Celtic celebrated their first trophy win under manager Ronny Deila last weekend when they beat 10-man Dundee United in the Scottish League Cup. Whilst Ronny Deila wanted to celebrate his with his team, he cut the celebrations short by telling the players they had a midnight curfew!
da betway： The two sides were set to meet each other for the third time in 10 days and Delia wanted to make sure his team were fighting fit – and more importantly, not hungover for training on Monday afternoon!
Speaking after the match, Delia told reporters:
“We should enjoy the moment. There will be a couple of beers but it will be early to bed before midnight and ready for training tomorrow.”
Delia has always been keen on making sure his team are fully-fit telling them he wants them to be ’24 hour athletes’ but his comments were made after captain, Scott Brown was seen getting drunk in a strip club four nights before the final.
The Celtic manager however was not bothered about the skipper’s antics as he was home by 10.30pm – and it was a day off! For him fitness is one of the key things for success but setting a positive image for young fans is also very important.
The curfew set by the manager was there to make sure they don’t get carried away in the middle of the season but also set a positive example to youngsters. Delia is keen to show people that while you can celebrate it is possible to celebrate without messing things up for the rest of the week.
And it looks like his tactics worked.
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Celtic’s dreams of a domestic treble remain intact after beating Dundee in the Scottish Cup quarter-final replay. The 4-0 win came in an eventful game with Ryan McGowan being sent off for Dundee and Anthony Stokes for Celtic.
The game was, in the end, a comfortable one and it showed that Celtic were back to business after their evening of celebrations. Ronny Delia is so far showing to be the perfect manager for Celtic.
He knows when to let the players relax but he also knows when to tell them to focus and the most important thing about that is they listen and respect him. Celtic are hoping to win the Scottish Treble and it is good to see such a team united the way they are in all parts of the club.
Carry on like this and they could be dominating all the Scottish trophies for many years to come. They have the right attitude on and off the pitch and it is good to see a team which is setting a good example to youngsters.
Instead of showing young players and fans that football is all about the money, the fame and the glory; they are showing it is about commitment, passion and pride. In order to achieve trophies and be the best, you have to work hard like you would any other job.
Hopefully more teams will look at Celtic’s ways and take note.
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