First team coach Peter Grant is becoming a TalkSport regular on Alan Brazil’s morning show.
Peter is apparently the first man through the doors at Lennoxtown with energy and enthusiasm to burn and loves to get gabbing about Celtic.
After a decade in exile down south he’s clearly loving being back again with the big match atmosphere bubbling away as he prepares for tomorrow’s match with Arsenal.
The Celtic management team know Arsenal better than the Gunners know Celtic with Grant in no doubt about the quality of their Champions League opponents.
He said: “Arsenal could keep the ball off you in a phone box, we have to concern ourselves with what we do when we have the ball.
ARSENAL
“We did that at West Bromwich Albion and that’s the way that we approach every game. We’ll go into this game having a right go at Arsenal as much as they’ll be having a go at us. We’ve got good players and match winners as well.
“We’re looking for Aiden and Shaun to influence every game, they should be seeing the ball all the time, in the past they’ve been stuck out in areas where they can’t influence the game.
“The other players have to learn how to create space for them, slowly but surely they are starting to learn that.
“When those two get on the ball, when they get freedom they can do damage as they showed at Aberdeen. They’ve set the standards for themselves and we’re delighted with them.”
HAMMERING
After the joys of watching Celtic take Aberdeen apart in the first half at Pittodrie Arsenal responded in style with a 6-1 hammering of Everton.
The quality of Aberdeen and Everton is clearly open to question but there’s no doubting that Celtic and Arsenal appear to be in top form as they prepare for tomorrow nights clash.
“We’ve not been sleeping since Saturday night,” Grant laughed. “We already knew that Arsenal are a fantastic side but David (Moyes) would be the first to admit that it’s very unlike Everton to conceded the goals that they did.
“Arsenal have top quality players, there’s no doubt about that but we’ve got good players as well and we won’t go into the game frightened.
RUSSIA
“Our players have got a bit of belief from going to Russia and winning. I think that our performance there was underestimated, we played very well over there and we want to continue that.
“It’s fantastic games for both clubs, everybody keeps saying that Celtic must be disappointed with the draw but Arsenal won’t be too pleased with it either.”
Coming up later today Tom Boyd looks forward to the Arsenal matches
Peter is replacing Gary Caldwell as the rent a quote.
Wonder why he is so close to Brazil?