Nir Bitton claims 'everyone wanted Celtic to fail' this season | OneFootball

Celtic are on the verge of claiming their ninth consecutive Premiership title after a last-gasp equaliser from Tom Rogic on Wednesday sent the Hoops 13 points clear.

It didn’t always seem so clear-cut as Rangers have gone on a massive slide following their Old Firm victory at Celtic Park at the end of December.

Despite the shock to the system, Nir Bitton claims the club have used their critics to motivate them to a strong finish.

“It’s a good advantage for us but we created it, we made it happen,” Bitton said.

“I think after the Old Firm game before the winter break everyone killed us. Everyone wanted us to fail.

“But it’s a winning mentality around the dressing room around, around the club, it is the belief.

“And we knew that if we’re going to do things right, we’re going to come back stronger.

“We don’t care about other teams we don’t care about what people outside the club are saying, we concentrate on ourselves. I think we know that if we do things right, it’s very difficult to play against us.

“It’s very difficult to match our play because we have good players all around the pitch, we have good players on the bench we can change the game for us.

“This is a special, special club to be at.”

Celtic will look to take the next step toward the title on Saturday when they host St. Mirren before next weekend’s Old Firm derby.