Matt O'Riley says St Johnstone will set as much as cease Celtic slightly than have any designs on taking three factors.
The Hoops have received 16 of their 17 league video games this season and face the Perthshire Saints at Parkhead on Christmas Eve. Aberdeen have confronted criticism for the way deep they defended at Pittodrie in a 1-0 loss to Ange Postecoglou's males final weekend whereas Livingston additionally introduced them with a low block in Wednesday's 2-1 win for the champions.
O'Riley anticipates Callum Davidson's Saints as one other exhausting group to interrupt down and that their aim could also be simply to cease the ruthless influence Angeball can have. However sticking to their ideas is what is going to get Celtic via based on the midfielder: "They’re exhausting to beat like most groups on this league, they arrange in a sure strategy to cease us slightly than successful the sport in my view. It makes it tough that they'll have loads of males behind the ball so our ball velocity and circulation must be excessive and that ought to assist us.
“We all know what we have to do and also you noticed in opposition to Aberdeen how excessive it was with 9 males behind their field, however we received that sport so we proved we will break groups down. Everybody is aware of the place they have to be, the construction may be very clear and we’ve labored on it rather a lot day-after-day in coaching so there’s no actual excuse for being within the mistaken place that goes for all of us."