Truth stranger than fiction as O'Neill leads Celtic from hostility to happiness
Martin O'Neill led Celtic to a dramatic Premiership title win after a rocky start that saw them five points behind Hearts in March. Despite unimpressive performances and defensive struggles, Celtic secured 21 points from their final seven games to overtake their rivals. The victory, fueled by resilience rather than dominance, marks O'Neill's second title with the club 20 years after his first.
- ▪Celtic were five points behind Hearts in March after a 2-0 loss to Dundee United but went on to win seven straight games.
- ▪O'Neill has won 19 of his 23 Premiership matches since returning to the club, securing the title with 82 points.
- ▪Celtic scored 73 league goals, their lowest tally in 19 years, and conceded 41, their most in 33 years, due in part to key injuries.
- ▪Daizen Maeda's strong finish was crucial in compensating for the lack of a consistent striker following Kyogo Furuhashi's departure.
- ▪The team overcame internal turmoil and poor form under previous management to clinch the title on the final day with a late comeback against Hearts.
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Truth stranger than fiction as O'Neill leads Celtic from hostility to happiness<div class="ssrcss-1553su4-ErrorMessage eitf6465"><div class="ssrcss-h7lv7m-StyledInnerContainer eitf6464"><div class="ssrcss-nbxsk2-TextContent eitf6461"><h2 type="normal" class="ssrcss-89o2pv-Heading e10rt3ze0">To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.</h2><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">This video can not be played</p></div></div></div>Figure caption, Celtic lift Premiership trophy after dramatic final dayByTom EnglishBBC Scotland's chief sports writerPublished20 minutes agoOn a grim Sunday at Tannadice in March, Celtic lost 2-0 to Jim Goodwin's Dundee United, a defeat that put them five points behind Hearts, and two behind Rangers.Martin O'Neill, a strange amalgam of…
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