Celtic boss Neil Lennon has urged his players to try to avoid the pre-game hype ahead of the Old Firm derby.
Bhoys boss says there are too many Old Firm games this season
Celtic manager Neil Lennon has urged his players to try to avoid the pre-game hype ahead of Sunday's Old Firm derby.
The Glasgow rivals will go head-to-head seven times in total this season, but Lennon insists the game will not lose any edge with Rangers five points behind his side.
Both sides are battling it out for domestic honours on three fronts, with a Scottish Cup fifth-round replay and a Co-operative Insurance Cup final to come next month.
And the former Northern Ireland international admits he could do without the extra strain of an Old Firm build-up in the media.
Over-hyped
"I try and take it as just another week," he said.
"You have to put up with all the hype that goes with it and sometimes the games get over-hyped for me.
"But at the end of the day there are three points riding on it, although the winners get a psychological lift.
"It's probably too many (games) but that's just the way the fixtures have thrown it up with four in the league, the cup draw and the cup final.
"The supporters might like it every week but for the managers, four would be plenty.
"I think it takes a lot out of both sets of players as well at times. And again there is a lot of hype that fills papers for days beforehand and days after.
"It's a game. It's an important game obviously, but I think if there were less games you would probably look forward to them more."
