Celtic: 'We've finally turned a corner' says Efe Ambrose

Efe Ambrose admits it has been difficult getting to grips with the tactics of new Celtic manager Ronny Deila but says the team has finally turned a corner.

The Nigerian defender insists the club’s form is improving and was delighted with the victory over Dinamo Zagreb at Parkhead on Thursday – their first European success in six games this season.

Deila replaced Neil Lennon as manager during the summer and Ambrose said: "From the start it was a hard change because it's not been easy playing the way he wants us to play.

"But hard work pays at the end, so we are working hard and I believe we will soon start to reap the reward of what he is trying to bring into Celtic.

"I think we are getting used to it and getting better. The level he wants us to play is very high but I feel in a few months we will be there. If you are not fit you cannot play at the level he wants us to play at.

"You know you can press but when it gets to 80, 90 minutes, it tells. But that is when you show the extra spirit and everything you have got to keep on fighting.

“We never give up. That is what he has brought into us. We will make sure we fight on for 90 minutes the way he wants us to play.”

As for the 1-0 victory in the Europa League, he added: "The feeling is good because it's been quite a long time since we won a European game at home.

"It's been a difficult European campaign so we have started to improve. We are not there yet but we are working hard to get to the level the manager wants us to get.

“It will take a little bit of time but we know he has a plan and his ambition for the club is good.

"He is trying to bring a new style into our game, which is different for us, but every manager has his own game plan and tactics.

“As players we just have to give him maximum co-operation, work hard in training and improve on every section of training, because that is where you learn and that is what you put into the game.”