Lennon looks for freshness
The hoops have stumbled to defeat in their last two matches, the League Cup Final against Kilmarnock and an Old Firm reverse at Ibrox, but could move to within a point of the title by beating St Johnstone.
Lennon hasn’t had his troubles to seek over the last week but despite the distractions his focus is on getting his players over the finishing line and finishing the season in style with the double of SPL and Scottish Cup very much alive.
The hoops boss told Celtic tv: “Their not playing too badly, they need to get rid of the mental fatigue and bring a freshness to their football, play the way that they can and entertain the supporters.
“People on the outside are looking in for the slightest excuse at the team. We’ve lost 2 games in the last 29. To turn around a 15 point gap to an 18 point lead you’d have to accuse the other team (Rangers) of bottling it never mind Celtic.
“We have a young team who have made huge strides this season and are progressing very well. There’s a little bit of mental fatigue there just now, we recognise that and will do all we can to address that as quickly as possible.
“Our fans and the backroom team are immensely proud of the way we have played this season and the way that they’ve handled the pressure.
“We lost the league by a point, we got 92 points last year and reached both cup finals. This season we’re 18 points clear with 7 games to go, we’ve been to the League Cup Final and we’re in the semi-final of the other cup.
“If we get past Hearts that’s four domestic finals in a row that we’ve reached which is pretty consistent in my book.”
Emilio Izaguirre and Kris Commons could be back in contention to face St Johnstone after impressing Lennon as substitutes at Ibrox.
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