Source: Team_Talk
Strachan won't get down on Brown
The Scotland midfielder was handed a yellow card in the 44th minute for a two-footed tackle on Thomas Scobbie, taking him through the disciplinary threshold.[LNB]Brown's suspension and an injury to Georgios Samaras were the only downsides of a resounding victory for Celtic, for whom Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink scored his second SPL goal in five days.[LNB]The former Hibs star will miss the first two games after the split and, with the SPL keen to avoid a potential title decider, one of those is likely to be the Old Firm showdown at Ibrox.[LNB]Brown will miss more than one match because of the SFA's cumulative punishment system, which takes previous misdemeanours into account.[LNB]And Strachan feels he will be harshly punished after cleaning up his act.[LNB]"That's the way it goes, that's life," Strachan said. "His discipline has been good this year. He gets punished for things that happened years ago."[LNB]The Celtic manager was otherwise happy with his side's victory, which keeps them three points ahead of Rangers.[LNB]They also moved four clear on goal difference after Aiden McGeady and Darren O'Dea both netted in the final 12 minutes.[LNB]"I'm delighted with the way we played when we were 1-0 up," Strachan said.[LNB]"There were few chances before the goal but we played well after that. Sometimes you can be nervous when it's only 1-0 but we didn't look nervous.[LNB]"We had a lot of good performances. Aiden was special and I thought Jan was absolutely terrific. He was a threat."[LNB]Samaras will miss Saturday's visit to Hearts but Strachan does not expect him to be out for long.[LNB]"He's got a quad strain at the top of his thigh but the doctor said he's still got some strength in it so it's not too bad," the Celtic boss said.[LNB]Falkirk boss John Hughes admitted his side were well beaten.[LNB]"We looked lively in the first 15 minutes and had a couple of shots at goal but in the end they were too good for us," Hughes said.[LNB]"I'm disappointed to lose four goals. Goal difference could come into account in the relegation battle."[LNB]Steven Pressley went off in the 20th minute with a groin injury and Scobbie hurt his foot during Brown's challenge and both are doubtful for Falkirk's trip to Kilmarnock.[LNB][LNB]
