Sunday 15 March 2015 20:27, UK
Celtic midfielder Stefan Johansen is urging his side to retain their focus after beating Dundee United 2-0 in the Scottish League Cup final.
The Hoops clinched their first trophy under manager Ronny Deila with goals from Kris Commons and James Forrest, with United captain Sean Dillon sent off for a reckless lunge on Emilio Izaguirre in between.
Celtic are currently three points clear in the Scottish Premiership with a game in hand and face United again in the quarter-final of the Scottish Cup on Wednesday evening with a domestic treble very much on their minds.
Johansen, who signed for the club in January 2014, said: "It's fantastic. There's still a long way to go for the treble but this is the first trophy we can win and to do it today is fantastic.
When you've got a captain like Scott (Brown), he's a natural leader and natural winner.
"We don't feel any extra pressure to win all three competitions. Anybody can talk but I feel confident that we can beat anybody.
"I'm pleased for the manager. It was a tough start for him. He came here as a unknown Norwegian but I spent three years with him in Norway and knew he could succeed at Celtic.
"Celtic have a bright future with him as the gaffer.
"The fans were asking questions at the beginning but he handled it well and the players are confident in the way he wants to work.
"I don't think anyone needs to apologise for writing him off. Football is an emotional game. If you lose once then everything is wrong.
"The most important thing is that the club and the players believed in what the gaffer was doing. I always said it would take time but we are starting to see what he wants now.
"We didn't do well in Europe at the beginning but now we have shown we are at the level of Inter Milan, so we are developing great.
"I think this is the launchpad for something special."
Commons said: "This is definitely the first step towards a treble for us.
"The manager came into a club that was doing really well and was high in spirits. The changes that he did bring in did take us time to adapt to.
"While we were doing that, we got beat. If you lose even one match here the pressure is on you - that is part and parcel of the Celtic job.
"People were quick to write him off because he was an unknown. Not many people knew where he was from, what he had done - he wasn't a name that was being spoken about.
"You can talk about the likes of Gordon Strachan, Martin O'Neill, Neil Lennon - I think even Roy Keane was linked with the job at that point - guys who are Celtic and know what the club is about.
"So to get Ronny Deila, people must have been thinking, 'Let's get on YouTube and see what he's been up to' - then found him in his underpants (when celebrating a Stromsgodset win) and then thought, 'We'll have a bit of that'.
"There were questions asked in those early days about him changing a lot and bringing in a different style, to make us more European than SPFL. But in the long run that will be a great way to play."
