Ange Postecoglou insists the rescheduled winter break is only welcome because he hates playing in empty stadiums – not because his team need a rest.
The Celtic boss was irked by the idea that some extended recovery time to overcome injuries is the primary motivator behind support for the revised shutdown.
Postecoglou's severely depleted side overcame St Johnstone 3-1 on Boxing Day with Callum McGregor and Joe Hart among the latest to be ruled out.
Kyogo Furuhashi also limped off with what appeared to be a recurrence of a hamstring injury as a Liel Abada double and a rare Nir Bitton strike beat the Premiership's bottom side at McDiarmid Park. Get all the latest Celtic news sent straight to your Inbox every day by signing up to our