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Cowie looks to hurt Celtic at home

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Ross County manager Don Cowie is challenging his players to find a way to hurt Celtic in their Scottish Premiership match in Dingwall on Sunday.

It’s three and half years since County’s last home win over their visitors, a 1-0 win behind closed doors due to Covid, with Jordan White netting that winner.

But Cowie believes his side can build on their solidity of late and cause problems for Brendan Rodgers’ side.

“Our defensive structure has been really good,” he told BBC Scotland.

“We’ve been scoring goals and it’s trying to put both of them things together in the same match.

“Every team has certain weaknesses that you’ve got to try and exploit. Not that Celtic have many, but that’s the question that we’re posing the players.

“How do we hurt them going the other way?”

Domestically, Celtic have been flying but come into this after a 7-1 Champions League humbling at the hands of Borussia Dortmund in Germany.

In the Premiership they have won all six fixtures, scoring 20 goals and are yet to concede.

“They’ve been outstanding in the league so far,” Cowie continued.

“[It] was probably their their first blip of the season, but it’s very easily done in terms of the quality they’re coming up against. Borussia Dortmund were Champions League finalists last year.

“The concentration levels have to be at a top level you know because they they pose many questions of you in terms of what they have on the pitch.

“At the same time always trying to be a threat going the opposite way.

“We’ve been that, especially here at home.”

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