Celtic’s Tannadice Draw Prompts Call for Immediate Recovery

According to Callum McGregor, Celtic’s demanding standards caused the loss of points at Tannadice to be perceived “like the end of the world,” leading him to call upon his squad to promptly resume their winning streak when they face Motherwell on Boxing Day. This goalless draw against Dundee United marked only the second occasion this season that Celtic has failed to secure maximum Premiership points, resulting in their lead over Rangers at the league’s summit being reduced to nine points by the end of the weekend. Skipper McGregor stated, “The lead we have has been a product of how good we’ve been this season,” adding, “But we don’t want to have too many of these days where you start to chase your tail a little bit.” He continued, “We understand what the problem was and we dust ourselves down and move on from it.” He further expressed, “We can get back on the horse quickly on Boxing Day and try to get three points, and then it just rolls on again.” McGregor elaborated, “The success that we’ve had over a long period of time now means every dropped point feels like a defeat, it feels like the end of the world.” He added, “It’s good for the players to see that and understand how it feels, because we’re a team that’s used to winning all the time.” He concluded this thought by saying, “Sometimes it’s okay to be disappointed and feel hurt and try to use that momentum in the coming games.” He also noted, “The boys speak about it all the time. As soon as you drop points it feels like you’ve lost. It’s a weird feeling, the place is quiet and it doesn’t have its usual feel.” He emphasized, “You try and limit the amount of times throughout the season that you feel like that.”