Source: Team_Talk
Lennon to decide on trialists
Celtic boss Neil Lennon will decide on Thursday whether to sign any of the three trialists who featured in the 2-0 friendly defeat to Wolves.[LNB] Croatian goalkeeper Stipe Pletikosa was playing his second trial game following the match against Cardiff last week.[LNB]South African striker Katlego Mphela started in attack and was replaced at the break by Slovakian forward Milos Lacny.[LNB]Afterwards, the Celtic boss hinted that Pletikosa perhaps had the better chance of securing a deal but kept his cards close to his chest.[LNB]"They did okay," Lennon said. "It was difficult for them, to get 45 minutes and not really play that much with the players before.[LNB]"Mphela was unlucky with a header and Lacny unlucky with a couple of chances so they showed bits and pieces.[LNB]"The 'keeper did okay again, he was confident and assured and I don't think I could really point the finger at him for the first goal.[LNB]"It has gone through the wall and if it does its job properly we prevent it.[LNB]"We will speak to them over the next couple of days, probably before we go to Dublin.[LNB]"I will probably not make a decision until tomorrow.[LNB]"We need a goalkeeper in. Stipe is in the driving seat, he has not done a lot wrong.[LNB]"I can't give you an answer tonight, we will talk about it tomorrow.[LNB]"I haven't had a chance to speak to Woodsy yet (Stevie Woods, goalkeeping coach) he was up having a good look at him from a different angle from he.[LNB]"He knows more about goalkeeping than me so I will talk to him."[LNB]Jamie O'Hara's free-kick after 28 minutes gave the Barclays Premier League club the interval lead and an own goal in the 72nd minute by Hoops second-half substitute Filip Twardzik, on for Cha Du-ri, confirmed the win for the visitors.[LNB]Lennon, looking forward to the Dublin Cup at the weekend, said: "It was a good test against an experienced Premier League team.[LNB]"There were a lot of positives for me, we created some really good chances and made the 'keeper work.[LNB]"I was disappointed with the goals, we didn't do our job properly with the free-kick, the ball went through the wall, but I can't be over-critical.[LNB]"James Forrest was outstanding in the second half, as was Adam Matthews, Charlie Mulgrew, and Victor Wanyama came on to a game.[LNB]"So there were a lot of good things to come out from the younger players."[LNB]Wolves manager Mick McCarthy, a former Celtic skipper, enjoyed his return to the east end of Glasgow and was impressed with the performance of former Molineux player Mulgrew.[LNB]He said: "I thought Charlie Mulgrew was excellent, he came through us on the left.[LNB]"He wasn't half the player at our place.[LNB]"He left as a kid from Celtic, maybe coming to Wolves wasn't sexy enough.[LNB]"But I admired him because he went back to Aberdeen and he has re-built his career."[LNB]McCarthy added: "Just coming here and winning was a positive, without picking out anyone in particular."
