Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers has warned his players they cannot afford to 바카라soften up바카라 because of results elsewhere. (More Football News)
The cinch Premiership champions have seen their title hopes receive a major boost since beating St Mirren 3-0 on Saturday, after which Rangers dropped five points in games against Ross County and Dundee.
Celtic remain top by three points 바카라 and have a five-goal advantage 바카라 with five matches remaining in the league.
The championship race takes a back seat this weekend when Celtic take on Aberdeen in the Scottish Gas Scottish Cup semi-finals, before Rangers face Hearts at Hampden on Sunday.
Rodgers wants his side to remain focused on the task in hand and not slip into a comfort zone as a result of their rivals바카라 slip-ups.
바카라Our focus has always been on ourselves,바카라 Rodgers said. 바카라I made that point to the players.
바카라Irrespective of what happens or what other results (are) or the way it goes for other teams, we can only do our work.
바카라Because you can바카라t soften up 바카라 especially at this time just because another team might have drawn or lost. That바카라s irrelevant.
바카라You have to perform and get the result. If you come off it against teams who are motivated and organised, then they can give you a problem.
바카라So for us, we have to continually focus on our own performance 바카라 irrespective of what happens elsewhere because we have to create our story. And for that we have to work at it. Hopefully that will be the storyline come the end of the season.바카라
Rodgers, who has Liam Scales back fit for the Hampden clash on Saturday, added: 바카라We don바카라t play in the league for a week or so, so it바카라s not my focus
바카라My message has always been the same, it바카라s not how you start the marathon, it바카라s how you finish it. For us, we are improving day by day, looking good on the field, still with lots of improvement to make.
바카라Performances in the main have been good. But still a long, long way to go in terms of the league. Fifteen points is a lot of points to play for. But our focus now is just on getting to the final.바카라
When asked if he ever had any doubt that Celtic would come good during tough moments such as losing back-to-back league games in December, Rodgers said: 바카라Listen, we haven바카라t won anything yet.
바카라We are in a semi-final, which is great, we are improving and the performance level is showing that. I demand more from the team and I will push right until that last whistle of the season.
바카라But for me it바카라s part of a league campaign 바카라 you will not play 38 games at the very highest level. You are going to have dips and waves, but your strength is how you shift that.
바카라That바카라s the real strength in those moments, whenever it isn바카라t going quite well, can you shift it and get the team back on track?
바카라And the players have been absolutely brilliant. They have had to dig in at lots of moments this season and get results.
바카라But we just chipped away and stayed focused on our game model and how we play, and whenever influential players come back in, then all the pieces come together again and the fluidity of the team is much better.
바카라You can never have doubt, and the more we work together, on and off the pitch, it all feels that everyone is on the same page.바카라
