Source: FOOTYMAD
Celtic Need Strong Characters
Johan Mjallby is used to seeing Celtic built round key players and he thinks they need a few for next season Celtic interim assistant manager, Johan Mjallby believes the Parkhead side will need "three or four big characters" added to the squad next season. Mjallby helped Neil Lennon salvage some pride in the latter stages of what has been a miserable season, which saw Rangers win the league and a loss to Ross County in the Scottish Cup semi-final. However, following a morale-boosting 2-1 win over Rangers at Parkhead on Tuesday night, the Irishman can make it eight SPL wins in a row when they take on Hearts in their final game of the season at Tynecastle tomorrow. Mjallby considers he has seen enough already to know that, regardless of whether he and Lennon are still in charge of the side next season, money will have to be spent on bolstering the squad. The Swede said: "I sincerely hope that Neil get the job. But whoever comes in will try and bring in a couple of new players, there is no hiding from that. You need three or four big characters to strengthen every department of the team. That's the way I see it at least and I'm sure whoever comes in will see it that way as well. What that means financially, I don't know." Celtic fans stayed away in their droves in the closing weeks of the season when the title race was effectively over. Although Parkhead was not full for the visit of Rangers for the first time in over a decade, it was closer to the kind of attendances Mjallby used to enjoy when he was playing for the club between 1998 and 2004. He said: "The important thing is to get in a man who will bring back the winning mentality, bring back trophies and bring back the crowd as well. I was used to playing in front of a full house and so I was so happy to see that the stadium was packed on Tuesday night. The fans have been behind us but it's not surprising after a disappointing season that you are not going to get a full house. That's probably the only thing that has been different from the years I had here as a player." Editor Ger Harley (ger@scottishfitba.net)Admin Team (admin@scottishfitba.net)This is Scottish-Fitba.Net
