MARTIN O’NEILL remains defiant that Celtic can celebrate a fifth successive title triumph at the end of a tumultuous campaign.
Wasteful Wilfried Nancy shed TWELVE points during his disastrous 33 days in charge before the 73-year-old Irishman answered the call to step up for a second time in January.
The champions lost the opportunity to cut Hearts’ lead at the Premiership pinnacle to three points when last night’s game against Aberdeen at Pittodrie was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.
HEAD BHOY…Tomas Cvancara salutes the Celtic fans after his first goal in the 2-0 win over Falkirk at Parkhead.
The Tynecastle side had wobbled the previous evening in their 1-0 loss to St Mirren in Paisley and, without Scottish Cup commitments, their next league encounter is the derby against Hibs on Tuesday.
O’Neill, speaking to former striker Chris Sutton in a Sky Sports exclusive interview, astutely refuses to put the pressure on his players and reckons Hearts are favourites.
He said: “At this stage of the season, with the games running down, you would have to say absolutely. I’d like to be six points clear.”
Asked if it is possible for the Hoops to get into their stride and put together a winning run to overtake Derek McInnes’ team, O’Neill answered: “It has to be.
“It has to be. No other shortcut for it. It has to be.”
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