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Hoops boss criticises midday kick-off Neil Lennon is not happy his Celtic side are being made to go to Aberdeen for a lunchtime kick-off at the end of a week in which his international players have been scattered all over the world. The Hoops' march to the Clydesdale Bank Premier League title resumes at Pittodrie on Saturday but Lennon will almost certainly be without South Korea midfielder Ki Sung-yueng, Honduras left-back Emilio Izaguirre and Mexico's Efrain Juarez, who had all still not returned when Lennon delivered his Friday lunchtime media conference. With Lennon's men 20 points ahead of administration-hit Rangers, there is less pressure on Celtic than in previous years. But the Northern Irishman, at Parkhead to pick up his Clydesdale Bank Premier League manager of the month award for February, made sure the relevant people were aware of his gripe. "With the international boys being away, the amount of travelling they have done and the fact that it's a 12 o'clock kick-off in Aberdeen, which I am really not happy about, there will be a few changes from last week for tomorrow's game," said Lennon, who is again likely to be without skipper Scott Brown because of a groin injury. "The majority of them are back but I haven't see Efrain Juarez or Emilio, they are still making their way back and will be very doubtful for tomorrow. "Ki Sung-yueng is still making his way back or else he might still be in South Korea. There is no point in rushing him back because he probably wouldn't have made it back in time anyway. "I am all for internationals and all for friendlies. My beef is with the scheduling of this game tomorrow. "If it had been three o'clock or on Sunday, it might have bought us a bit more time to get the players back and have ample time for them to recover. "As it is, it is impossible for some of them to do that with the amount of travelling they have had. "Again, it is also difficult for our supporters to get up there for 12 o'clock. The most important people in football at the minute, the players and fans, they are going to suffer the most. "But I don't do the scheduling and we have to get on with it the best we can." Celtic are looking for their 15th consecutive win after six clean sheets during February helped Lennon to his award. "It means a hell of a lot but it is just down to the players who have performed magnificently and the consistency has been fantastic," said the former Celtic skipper. "It is a great achievement to go through the month without conceding a goal so we have moved in the right direction again, which is pleasing. "We don't want them to take their foot off the pedal. We try to keep them as motivated as possible. We have a huge month which will define the season. "Obviously it starts tomorrow against Aberdeen who are going very well. It is going to be very difficult as it always is at Pittodrie." Aberdeen defender Rory McArdle faces an obvious but far from simple task on Saturday - stopping visiting strike duo Anthony Stokes and Gary Hooper. The seventh-placed Dons face a test to their 11-game unbeaten run which has moved them clear of the SPL relegation zone and into the quarter-finals of the William Hill Scottish Cup. Lennon's Celtic side have won 17 successive SPL games and 20 in all domestic competitions and have not conceded a goal in six matches, scoring 15 themselves. McArdle knows the key to ending Celtic's streak towards the SPL title is halting Stokes and Hooper, who have 18 and 20 goals respectively this season. "If you keep those two quiet you've got a good chance of getting something out of the game," McArdle said. "We know it's going to be hard, it's not down to individuals. We'll have to work as a team to try to frustrate Celtic and make it as hard as possible for them." McArdle appreciates Celtic have numerous dangers but hopes if the defence can repel the visitors, the Dons can exploit any gaps in attack. The 24-year-old added: "Celtic will be coming here to win. The game will be a little bit open for us, but we know we will have to defend as well as we have done all season, if not a little bit better, with the attacking options they've got. "If we can keep that tight there's no reason why we can't cause them a few problems." Aberdeen have no fresh injury concerns. Midfielder Stephen Hughes and Michael Paton (both hamstring) are likely to remain out, but Peter Pawlett (knee) and Josh Magennis (ankle) were in the squad at St Mirren last week and are likely to remain in contention.