LEIGH: GERS MUST START OVER
Griff: They’re right back to drawing board
LEIGH GRIFFITHS last night insisted Rangers are back to square one in their quest to find a way of beating Celtic.
The Parkhead striker believes Sunday’s 4-0 hammering of Graeme Murty’s men – the 10th straight Old Firm clash Celtic have won or drawn – has blown apart Ibrox claims the gap between the sides is narrowing.
Griffiths reckons Rangers will have to go back to the drawing and start all over again as they try to plot a way to end their wretched run.
He said: “I don’t see how they can be happy after that. They’ll need to go back to the drawing board and figure out where they’ve gone wrong. When we
bring our A game, then nobody in Scotland can touch us. You saw that on Sunday.
“That was a game they cheered for. Their manager said that but you should be careful what you wish for in case it comes back to bite you on the a***.
“You always want to beat your rivals and from start to finish we dominated the game in every aspect.
“I could have had a goal myself near the end if Kieran Tierney had spotted me but he was trying to pick out Scott Sinclair instead. It was 4-0 going on five or six.”
Murty had said in the build-up that the gap between the clubs was closing but Griffiths said: “Their manager’s choice of words are his own.
“In our changing room we just focus on the job in hand. At the end of the day all that matters is that we get the job done.”
Griffiths, however, is adamant Celtic will never take their foot off the gas against Rangers and presume success, no matter the gulf in class.
He said: “No that’s not the case. You have to approach the game in the right manner and respect your opponents.
“But as soon as the whistle goes we need to be focused on the job in hand. It was a great performance against Rangers but we need to take that into next week’s game against Hibs now.”
Griffiths’ reference was to Saturday’s potentially title-clinching outing at Easter Road.
Rodgers and his team are just three points from Seven in a Row and success in Leith will secure the flag.
For Griffiths it is an opportunity to win a title at the home of the team he once played for and supported as a boy.
But he remains focused and said: “I wouldn’t say that it’ll be special (to win it at Easter Road). It would be more of a weird feeling.
“But my job is to go out there and get the victory for Celtic and wrap up the championship.
“Obviously, I grew up as a Hibs fan, but my job is playing for Celtic and I need to help us achieve the three points we need.”