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Deila’s ten week crash course

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Ronny DeilaRonny Deila believes that he’s through the toughest period of his Celtic career.

In his first ten weeks in charge he has had to cope with Champions League failure, the transfer window and a testing start to the domestic season.

The next ten weeks are unlikely to get much easier as the team embarks on a Europa League campaign with a handful of loan signings expected to gel into a unit.

No one contributed more to last season’s title success than 32 goal Kris Commons but as a new chapter begins Commons could be left on the outside looking in alongside proven scorers such as Anthony Stokes and Leigh Griffiths.

Aberdeen, Salzburg, Motherwell and Hearts within the next fortnight will provide a variety of tests which will test Deila and his squad to the maximum.

“We know what we have to work with and how we are going to develop the best possible team with the players we have,” the Celtic boss said looking forward.

“The process is going to start compromising because you have to get results and also get your own style and be developing things.

“You don’t want to do it too early because it can affect the immediate results. Now we know what kind of squad it is until Christmas and that is positive.

“I think it is chapter two but I am very glad that I had the chapter one here, because it can’t be more intense than those 10 weeks were, travelling all over Europe, a lot of new things.

“Without those 10 weeks I wouldn’t be here now with the knowledge I have now. So that has been positive. It becomes my chapter now.”

Stefan Scepovic and John Guidetti could be in line to start against Aberdeen but after returning from international duty yesterday Wakaso Mubarek is likely to start on the bench.

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