Martin O'Neill expecting a tough test at Tannadice
Martin O'Neill expecting a tough test at Tannadice Celtic picked up a pivotal three points at home against Motherwell last Saturday, coming out on top with a 3-1 victory after a thoroughly entertaining 90 minutes of football. Next up for Martin O’Neill’s men is a trip to Tannadice this Sunday (March 22, KO 12. 30pm) where Jim Goodwin’s Dundee United side will be hoping for a repeat of their victory over the Hoops in late December.
Martin O’Neill’s men, however, exorcised the ghosts of that night when the sides met at Paradise in January, when goals from Yang, Arne Engels, Benjamin Nygren and Daizen Maeda secured a 4-0 win for Celtic. Ahead of Sunday’s game, Celtic manager Martin O’Neill spoke to the media at Lennoxtown, saying that he expects a tough test on Sunday, not least of all because of the questionable condition of the Tannadice pitch. “I think that it will be a really difficult game for us.
” He said. “We know that anyway. As long as we’re mentally prepared for it, that’ll be absolutely fine.
“I’m sure that even with a couple of days of sun, the pitch won’t improve that much. “I think it’ll be the same for both sides, so we’ll just get on with it. “It’s a big game but there will be plenty of twists and turns before the end of the season.
” Earlier this week, Kasper Schmeichel announced that his persistent injury was worse than first feared and may force him out of action for a prolonged period of time. That news came as a disappointment to Martin O’Neill, as he explained to the media today at Lennoxtown. He added: “I was surprised at the severity of it (Kasper Schmeichel’s injury).