Source: Team_Talk
Buddies boss wary of Bhoys
St Mirren manager Danny Lennon fully expects Neil Lennon to use memories of Celtic's last meeting with the Paisley club to fire up his players.[LNB] Saints produced a shock 4-0 win on an infamous night in the SPL last March, a result which ultimately spelled the end of Tony Mowbray's ill-fated reign.[LNB]Mowbray's departure paved the way for Neil Lennon to step into the hotseat at Celtic and his namesake knows he will do everything in his power to avoid a similar defeat on Sunday.[LNB]"I actually saw the game that evening and St Mirren were on fire," said Danny Lennon, who replaced Gus MacPherson as Buddies boss over the summer.[LNB]"There is no doubt, knowing Lenny, he will have that one fired up for them for the game coming up on Sunday.[LNB]"He's got his style and his mark on things now and Danny Lennon, likewise, has his mark on things at St Mirren.[LNB]"We will have a pop as much as we can with the resources we have and I'm hoping to go there and frustrate them and quickly get that crowd turned and try to use that as an advantage for us."[LNB]Despite the changes in personnel for both teams since that last encounter, Danny Lennon believes Saints can still take confidence from the win ahead of this clash at Parkhead.[LNB]"It lets you know that Celtic and Rangers are only human," he said.[LNB]"They've just got a pair of legs and arms like anyone else.[LNB]"We've got to have 18 bodies turning up there on Sunday, we've got to have everybody mentally focused and in total control of their emotions on the day.[LNB]"It's very easy to go there and get sucked in like a rabbit crossing the road and getting caught in the headlamps. But they can't freeze.[LNB]"A lot of them got a flavour for it last week and I thought there was more pressure on them playing in front of 5,000 of their own supporters.[LNB]"This week, they won't have that and all the onus will be on Celtic."[LNB]Asked if he can see a difference in Celtic since Neil Lennon took over as boss, he said: "I certainly can. First and foremost, he's got that passion back in them.[LNB]"Everybody goes on about what wonderful football players they are but their work-rate last night [against Utrecht] was exceptional.[LNB]"That was a big part that was missing.[LNB]"I'm not surprised that Lenny has continued on the back of the run last season. That's nine out of nine for him now in the league and he deserves it.[LNB]"He went in there not really knowing what he was going into and, in my opinion, they have made the right choice."
