Lennon eager to eradicate errors

20 November 2010 19:30
Neil Lennon told his players he does not have the time to keep watching them learn harsh lessons after Dundee United defender Sean Dillon's last-gasp equaliser at Parkhead left Celtic trailing Clydesdale Bank Premier League leaders Rangers by three points. Gary Hooper's 23rd minute opener - his 11th goal of the season - looked to be enough to keep the Hoops right on the tails of the champions who had won 3-2 at Kilmarnock earlier in the day. However, in the last seconds of three minutes added time, after Celtic skipper Shaun Maloney had fouled Barry Douglas to concede a free-kick wide on the left, Sean Dillon headed in a dramatic equaliser to stun the home support and the Celtic boss. "You have to recognise important moments in the game and when you are one-nil up deep in to injury time you have to see it out," Lennon said. "I can't keep saying it's a learning experience because I haven't got time to keep saying that. "It's galling to drop points but the gap is not insurmountable. It's only three points and our goal difference is still pretty healthy. But the players need to learn from this. There is a mentality you have to have and you need to see games out."

Source: PA