Source: Team_Talk
Weir wary of stuttering strikers
But he hopes their return to form comes after Sunday's Co-operative Insurance Cup final.
Both Hoops strikers have been under fire in recent weeks but criticism has intensified following their side's Scottish Cup exit to St Mirren on Saturday, which left the pair without a goal in their last 25 games between them.
Samaras has hit the buffers since enjoying a fine start to the season, which saw him notch 10 goals by early October, while Vennegoor of Hesselink has only scored in one game this term, a brace in September's 3-
2 home win over Aberdeen.
Scott McDonald, who grabbed his 14th and 15th goals of the season in last week's win at Kilmarnock to take Celtic three points clear of Rangers at the top of the Scottish Premier League, will carry the majority of Hoops hopes at Hampden on Sunday, with boss Gordon Strachan left with the dilemma of which off-form striker to pick as his partner.
Weir, however, does not take any comfort from his Old Firm rivals' struggle for form.
"Not at all," he said. "They will score at some point - there is no getting away from that.
"They are top players, international players and not scoring goals is temporary; it's not going to be permanent.
"Every player goes through a spell where nothing goes right for them but, sure as fate, there will come a time when it does go right but hopefully it's not Sunday, obviously.
"It's up to us to make sure they don't, whichever one is playing, that's our jobs as defenders.
"It's about how your opponent plays on the day and how you play yourself.
"The priority is to make sure you are right and your team is right.
"You can talk until the end of week but it's the team that comes out on the Sunday and plays the best and takes their opportunities which will be the one that wins the cup."
Weir expanded his protection of Vennegoor of Hesselink and Samaras to strongly refute the general criticism which enveloped both Old Firm clubs following last month's goalless derby draw in the SPL.
The former Everton defender disagrees with the doom-mongers, who claimed the game typified a decline in Scottish football.
He said: "There has been a lot of criticism about the standard of Scottish football players and I don't agree with it. I think it's wrong, full stop.
"Last season, Rangers were in the UEFA Cup final and Celtic were in the last 16 of the Champions League.
"Scotland have had some fantastic results, obviously, with Scottish players, so people look for a negative when there's not a negative there.
"The last Old Firm (derby) was probably not the best advertisement for Scottish football there has ever been but, all of a sudden, it's the worst Rangers team and Celtic team in 10 years or whatever.
"I don't see it, I think it's a fallacy.
"The game was very cagey with both teams more concerned with not losing the game, but this is the cup.
"It's winner takes all so this should be a more expansive game but football doesn't always work like that.
"I'm sure Celtic will agree with us that we would sacrifice a good game
of football for a cup winners' medal."
