Strachan turns to title race to ease pain of European exit
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Your support makes all the difference."We are good enough to win the title back when all the players are fit," Strachan insisted. Quite possibly he believed that after the 5-0 defeat in Slovakia last week and after the 4-4 draw at Motherwell last Saturday. But he did not say it then. If nothing else, Tuesday was a turning point in confidence.
He was in no mood to dwell on the cost of the European exit (£10m), or whether he will still have any money for more signings. "The club will look after the finances and I will look at the team," he said.
The Japanese playmaker Shunsuke Nakamura can expect to make his debut on Saturday, at home against Dundee United in one of two fixtures before the first Old Firm derby of the season on 20 August. Celtic's captain, Neil Lennon, said Tuesday's display showed the players were "100 per cent" behind Strachan. Winning six points before meeting Rangers would prove it.
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