Celtic manager Ronny Deila relishing Tynecastle atmosphere
Saturday 26 December 2015 13:58, UK
Celtic manager Ronny Deila is looking forward to experiencing the Tynecastle atmosphere when his side face Hearts on Sunday.
Deila is keen to make amends for last week's 2-1 home defeat to Motherwell, their first loss in the league since they were beaten at Aberdeen by the same scoreline on September 12.
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The Hoops' most recent away game with the Jambos was in the League Cup quarter-final in October when they enjoyed a 2-1 win.
Deila will be happy with the same result, although he hopes they will turn in a more impressive performance this time around.
"It is a special stadium, it is also a special day, at Christmas there is always a good atmosphere," he said.
"We need to play quick, that is important. We will attack as we normally do and hopefully put them under pressure and open them up with good play.
"We have done that twice in my time at Tynecastle. We think it will be quite similar to the game we had in the cup a couple of months ago.
"Hopefully we can play better than we did that day because I didn't think we played so well but we got a good result and I was happy with that."
Deila was heavily criticised when Celtic were knocked out of the Europa League after finishing bottom of their group and he was also under fire for the defeat to the Steelmen.
Former Celtic striker and Sky Sports pundit Andy Walker described their play as "dull and uninspiring" but Deila insists his side will continue to play on the front foot.
"You can play whatever system you want, whatever player you want but if you don't play your best then it is not entertaining but I have a style that is always attack-minded," he added.
"No one can say that we don't want to control games, no one can say that we don't try to play.
"People have their opinions and that's the way it is always be in football and that's good but one comment here or there is not very interesting for me. I know what I want."
Watch Hearts v Celtic on Sunday. Coverage begins on Sky Sports 1 at 1:30pm.
