Daizen Maeda urges 'tired' Celtic to ditch Dortmund hangover and dominate in Dingwall
dailyrecord.co.ukDaizen Maeda has warned his Celtic team-mates there can be no Dortmund hangover in Dingwall on Sunday.The live wire Japanese forward scored the Hoops’ solitary goal in a humiliating 7-1 Champions League defeat to Borussia on Tuesday night.
It was a chastening experience for Brendan Rodgers’ side, who return to Premiership duty against Ross County this afternoon.
They had been flying in the league – as well as putting five past Slovan Bratislava in Europe – before their capitulation at Signal Iduna Park in midweek.And Maeda says it’s vital they get the loss out of their system before taking on Don Cowie’s battlers in the Highlands.
The 26-year-old knows a poor display in the Champions League can’t be used as an excuse not to collect three points. Maeda said: “Obviously there is some tiredness because we have been travelling a lot but we can’t use that as an excuse.“We need to perform on Sunday, especially after Tuesday.
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