Dispirited Bhoys order up a Double tonic

THE sense of injustice cannot be allowed to fester for too long; for all the psychobabble spouted about the strength of a siege mentality, there are few things more self-destructive than a suspicion that even the greatest effort may be undone by outside forces. The good news for Celtic is that they have an immediate opportunity to both vent their frustration and exorcise any sense of helplessness created by Sunday’s controversial semi-final loss. The bad news? Ronny Deila’s men looked like a tired team by time-up at Hampden. As hard as they may have worked at building up exactly the stamina needed for this stage of the season, having to play for some 70 minutes — including extratime — with 10 men inevitably left them appearing more than a little leggy. As they travel to Dens Park to take on an always-dangerous Dundee tomorrow, Deila, John Collins and the rest of his backroom team must find a way to lift players who have seen a Treble wrested from their grasp. Emilio Izaguirre (left), still low but trying to raise his eyes to the remaining challenge of finishing off with a domestic Double, said: ‘Now the Treble is finished. ‘We’ll try our best to win the league now and next season we’ll try to win the Treble. ‘It is difficult with 10 men in a semi-final. Inverness were hungry and maybe more emotional. They controlled the ball and it was hard for us against 11 men. ‘Not to have a Scottish Cup Final to look forward to is so hard. ‘I don’t like to speak about the referee. It happens in football sometimes when bad decisions and good decisions change the game, but it’s finished.’