Deila speaks about his sleepless nights after recent defeats

Ronny Deila has admitted that he has gone night’s without sleep and he tries to figure out the problems currently facing Celtic.

The Hoops manager has come under a wave of criticism after back-to-back defeats for the first time in his tenure, as hopes of a first domestic treble since 2001 were extinguished.

As quoted by the Telegraph, after the most recent losses, the Norwegian said:

You don’t want to wake up at times. You just lie there. Sometimes you don’t sleep either, just lie there thinking, but that’s why I am here – because I really care and want to turn things around.

The hardest part in life is when you don’t know what the answer is. But when you know the way forward you can do that. For me, it takes 48 hours to get the disappointment and reflection out of the body.

Two people very close to Deila attended Celtic’s loss to Ross County in the Scottish League Cup semi-final.

After the loss, however, he couldn’t even look at his daughters Live and Thile as his mind was occupied with the defeat to the Staggies.

When we lost the semi-final they were here. It wasn’t easy to try and look at them after that game.

Then they said to me: ‘We know how it is, Daddy. We talk together, but you don’t listen.

That’s what it is like when you come home from a loss. You are thinking about the game and you are not actually there.

You feel the pain twice, but that’s how it is and that is what I have chosen. I chose this life. I’ve done it for 20 years. It’s hell or heaven all of the time. That’s how football is.

That’s why I have to try to deal with it, but if you don’t feel pain or happiness, then I think I would be very bored.

Celtic’s most recent loss, a 2-1 defeat away to Aberdeen last Wednesday has given the Dons a new lease of life in the title race and are currently level on points – although Celtic have a game in hand against Dundee.

Deila also said that he feels like a criminal because of the criticism and the volume of criticism he has received from fans, media and other managers.

It’s like you feel as though the police are standing outside your door in the morning, waiting to take you in because you done something criminal.

I know the players have the same feeling, but you have to get this away and look forward. Then you need to have fun when doing things. If you don’t, you will never improve.

Deila will be hoping his players can right the wrongs of the last few weeks and put on a strong performance against Ross County at Paradise on Saturday.