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Leigh Griffiths insists that Celtic need another quick high to back up their Quad if they want to revive their Ten in a Row bet.
The Parkhead star and his teammates were written into the history books of Scottish football by lifting the 2019-20 Scottish Cup and securing a fourth consecutive sweep of national trophies.
It’s a once-in-a-lifetime achievement, but Griffiths says there’s no time to absorb it with the attention instantly shifting to the next goal of setting new benchmarks with a tenth title in a row.
Rather than basking in Hampden’s glory, a 16-point deficit to make up for Rangers in the Premiership title race means the forward says he and his colleagues have already parked their achievements to refocus attention. in loading the flag.
Neil Lennon takes on Ross County Wednesday night knowing they have to start racking up victories.
Griffiths and his teammates face Hamilton and Dundee United in the next eight days after the game against the Highlanders before crossing over to Glasgow for a vital Old Firm match on January 2 against league leaders Steven Gerrard at Ibrox. .
The attacker knows that there can be no slips as he is aiming for a trio of wins to carry Govan.
Griffiths said: “We are targeting nine of the nine points from those games.
“They are games that we watch and we know we should be winning.
“Recent performances can make people think differently. But we will be ready.
“Ross County will make it difficult and will try to do double for us. Our goal is to get back to work and get those three points.
“Our job is to go and win these games by the end of the month and that prepares us very well for the big one. [against Rangers] in January. “
Celtic’s backs are against the wall in the title fight, but Griffiths said: “The league campaign is a marathon, not a sprint.
“Of course we can win the league. We do this by staying focused on each game and getting maximum points. That starts Wednesday night against Ross County.
“We will seek a little revenge against them because they took us out of the Betfred Cup.
‘We are looking forward to that. The celebrations after Hampden were brief and we focused on the next game.
“The Europa League was disappointing, of course, but the main goal remains to make sure we are in that title race.”
Meanwhile, Griffiths has revealed that he broke off his celebrations at Hampden field just after full time to sympathize with his longtime colleague Craig Gordon.
The Hearts goalkeeper had been part of Celtic’s first three 3-pointers before returning to Tynecastle.
Gordon saved on Ryan Christie’s penalty shootout to put Hearts on the brink of the trophy, but opposite number Conor Hazard edged out former teammate with saves by Stephen Kingsley and Craig Wighton to win silverware alongside him.
Griffiths was excited for his 22-year-old Celtic friend, but also sympathized with Gordon, saying, “After going to Conor, I went straight to Craig.
“It is never pleasant to lose a penalty shoot-out. I’ve been the recipient of that so it’s about showing humility and then you can celebrate after that.
“We knew Hearts was going to put us under pressure after I scored and it was just trying to see it.
“Unfortunately, we didn’t, but we are good at shooting penalties and we have a six-foot-five goalkeeper who is good with his hands. He’s been doing his homework and fortunately saved a couple of penalties.
“Conor has been a part of this team for approximately 18 months and has been patient and has been waiting for his opportunity. When he had the opportunity, he seized it with both hands. “
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