Strachan: Gers in box seat
17 Feb 2008 - 15:23:04
Celtic boss Gordon Strachan believes Rangers are still the team to beat despite closing the gap on the SPL leaders to one point on Saturday.
The Bhoys' 3-0 victory at home to Hearts combined with a rest day for their Glasgow rivals closed the gap at the top of the table to the narrowest of margins.
However, Strachan still believes the Gers hold the upper hand in terms of winning this year's league title.
He said: "If we'd not closed the gap on Rangers we'd have felt bad about ourselves but we can take pride in our performance.
"But Rangers are still top and have played very well and very consistently.
"So we appreciate the hard work that lies ahead for us but we can only do our own job."
Strachan is now looking forward to his side's high-profile Champions League last 16 meeting with Barcelona on Wednesday.
"Everyone seems to be 100 per cent fit ahead of the Barcelona game so we're pleased with that," he added.
"But you could see that they weren't holding anything back against Hearts with the way they were running and chasing and I like to see that."