"O'Neill took charge of Celtic on a temporary basis last month following the departure of Brendan Rodgers, who resigned over a disagreement with the club's leadership. At that stage, Celtic were eight points behind Scottish Premiership leaders Hearts. Yet under O'Neill's guidance, Celtic have won five of their six matches, including beating Rangers in the Scottish League Cup semi-finals. On Thursday, the Hoops beat Feyenoord 3-1 to claim their first away win in Europe since 2021."
"It's been great. The results are what you live by and they've been terrific. We played really well. There was a period where we were dominant, controlling the ball and exuding a lot of confidence, which was lovely to see. Going a goal behind, we could have crumbled. But we showed character and resilience and then when we got the equaliser, the confidence flooded into the side. I said to the players, 'You will get a chance to play tonight'. We took that chance."
Martin O'Neill returned to Celtic on a temporary basis after Brendan Rodgers' departure, with the club eight points behind league leaders. Celtic won five of six matches under O'Neill, including a Scottish League Cup semi-final win over Rangers and a 3-1 away victory at Feyenoord, their first European away win since 2021. The run has cut the deficit to Hearts to four points and kept European knockout qualification in contention. O'Neill enjoyed the unexpected management return, praised the players' character and resilience, and commented on potential future changes under a likely permanent appointment.
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