Celtic V St Johnstone - view commentary, squad, and statistics of the game live.Deila targets treble gloryRonny Deila admits he will be disappointed if his Celtic side do not win an historic treble this season.Victory over St Johnstone at Parkhead on Wednesday night will take the Hoops nine points clear of Aberdeen at the top of the Scottish Premiership ahead of a William Hill Scottish Cup quarter-final and Scottish League Cup final against Dundee United later this month.The Norwegian targeted the treble, a feat achieved only by Martin O'Neill (2001) and Jock Stein (1967, 1969), when he took over from Neil Lennon last summer.With his side now playing at the top of their game following a tricky start to his tenure - they passed up two chances to get out of the Champions League qualifiers - the Celtic manager has moved from hope to expectation."I think we are the best team," he said."If we don't get to our full potential then I will be disappointed but the cup is the cup."You can get a red card, or be very unlucky but if the performance is bad and we lose because we are not good enough then I will be a little bit disappointed because I believe we can do it."I didn't say we were going to win the Europa League because that was not realistic but it is realistic to win the treble."I know that it is up to usIf we don't do it then we are not good enough but high goals gets high demands and good performances and this group can handle it."The former Stromsgodset boss stressed, however, that he would not deem it a failure if he missed out on all three trophies.He said: "You can't say that because then I would put too many demands on our players."This is a big, big chance, the players can make history."The players have done so many things, played in the Champions League and won the league but no players have won the treble."We have a real chance now so we just have to keep focused."After an arduous week, Deila joked about a novel way to prepare for the visit of the Perth side.The Scottish champions were knocked out of the Europa League by Inter Milan in the San Siro last Thursday night before arriving back in the early hours of Friday morning and the Hoops players had to dig deep into their energy reserves to overcome Aberdeen 4-0 on Sunday."What we have worked on is lying on the couch more so they have the rest," he said"They were very tired after the game."Aberdeen were fresh and had the belief that they could beat us
The players felt heavy-legged but as the goals came so did the energy and by the end we were running over them."It is a very important game against St Johnstone
If we lose that game the game at the weekend is almost nothing."So it is important that we get a good result."St Johnstone manager Tommy Wright was present for Celtic's clash with Aberdeen and understands how one slip can turn the game in the Hoops' favour.The Dons were on top until a scuffed clearance by goalkeeper Scott Brown ultimately led to Jason Denayer's headed opener from a corner.Wright, whose side have lost twice at home to Celtic this season, will bear Aberdeen's capitulation in mind as he prepares for the trip to Parkhead."I don't think Celtic had a shot until the shot which led to the corner, which led to the goal," he told Press Association Sport."What it emphasised is that you can do well, make one mistake and they will punish you."The first goal is always important against Celtic."Aberdeen had to open up a bit in the second half and that's what happens, they can pick you off."We have to find a balance between defending and attacking
That will be key."It is easy for people to criticise teams and ask them why they don't have a go."You have to have a disciplined performance, a performance that is controlled and one that also gives you a cutting edge."You have to try to hurt Celtic
You can't go and hopefully defend for 90 minutes."Wright is looking for his side, one point behind sixth-place Dundee with a game in hand, to take the Hoops' challenge head on.He said: "The form they are in at the minute, everyone expects them to turn over teams so there is no real pressure on us going there."No one expects us to get a result
But I see it as an opportunity for us to gain points on teams above us."We have to make sure we go there and make it difficult for them."
Source : PA
Source: PA