da 888： Celtic captain Scott Brown believes his recent performances have been influenced by injury.
da brdice： Brown revealed yesterday that he has been playing with a hamstring injury over the past month and that although such problems are part of the game, it does mean putting the body under strain.
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He told the club’s website that in order to play in big matches, you sometimes have to play through the pain barrier:
“There have been times where the team has not performed as well as we’d like, and there have been times where I personally have not performed as well as I’d like but that’s part and parcel of football.”
“There have been a lot of injuries and people playing through the pain barrier for the club and I think some fans maybe don’t understand that. People only see who turns up on the park and they don’t see the day to day.”
“The last six or seven games now it has been hard for me but you deal with it – that’s football. People get injuries but you come through them and hopefully you can just keep playing as long as you possibly can.”
Despite Brown’s injury and dip in performance, manager Ronny Deila persisted with keeping him in the starting XI.
Although the Hoops did effectively seal their fifth consecutive league title against Hearts after a 3-1 win at the weekend, their Scottish Cup semi-final defeat to Old Firm rivals Rangers left the Norwegian under huge pressure.
He subsequently announced he would be leaving the club at the end of the season.
Paul Lambert, David Moyes, Brendan Rodgers, Neil Lennon and Northern Ireland manager Michael O’Neill have all been touted as replacements for Deila as the club seek to make it six titles in a row next season.