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Celtic’s assistant manager John Collins is impressed at how calm Ronny Deila has been in dealing with his critics and the boo Bhoys.
Collins spoke about how Deila’s thick skin towards his critics is a major strength of his and always sticks by his own beliefs and not waiver from them.
As quoted by the Scotsman, he said:
He has handled it really well. I’ve been really impressed by how he has dealt with it all. He has been very, very calm. He doesn’t get too high or too low. The demands at Celtic have been new for him, but he has coped admirably.
That is a huge strength of Ronny’s. Because if you let 
it get to you, eat away at you and get angry, it is no good for anyone. It certainly doesn’t help us. It is better we get it than the players.
The 47-year-old also said that all the members of Deila’s backroom staff are dealing with the criticism, as the blame should really be shared amongst them, and not just the Norwegian.
We all feel it together as a coaching staff. Ronny is the one who gets it but we all feel it – we are a team. He is up at the front, taking it on the chin but we all feel it with him. We are together.
Celtic’s failure to qualify for the Champions League and their worst European campaign in their history by failing to win a single home game saw people calling for Deila to leave.
The defeat to Ross County in the Scottish League Cup semi-final denied Celtic another treble although in far less controversial circumstances than last year.
Despite all the criticism of the current Celtic management, it seems they still believe things will be turned around.
Celtic are currently three points ahead of their nearest challengers Aberdeen, and play Inverness CT at Celtic Park tomorrow (Saturday).
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