MIKAEL Lustig, the Celtic full back, said the Parkhead fans who barracked their manager and their team in Molde on Thursday night were entitled to vent their fury. A small but vocal group of travelling supporters confronted Ronny Deila and his backroom staff John Collins and John Kennedy and certain first-team players as they climbed onto the team bus following the 3-1 Europa League defeat in Norway but Lustig said he felt the players deserved little better.

"We weren't good enough as a team so I can understand where they're coming from," said Lustig. "They travelled to Molde, stood in the s****y weather, paid a lot of money, and they come and see a s*** game like that. Like I say, it is football, there are a lot of emotions and sometimes you say things or do things you might regret tomorrow, it is the same for the fans as it is for the players. But we love our fans and they love us so we are going to get stronger together.

"It is Celtic," said Lustig. "I have been here for four years now and when we are not winning games it is going to get a little bit stormy. Of course we are not happy with where we are now. But it is still the start of the season, of course the Champions League was a hard one for us to take but we are still working every day to try to get better."

Kris Commons apologised to Deila for the outburst against the coaching staff which captured the headlines and Lustig is convinced that is the end of the matter. "Things like that doesn't help, we would like to keep those things behind closed doors," he said. "But there is no problem now I think. Obviously it is football, there is a lot of emotion and sometimes you maybe say things or do things you maybe will regret tomorrow."

Of more concern to Celtic, in the three matches remaining in this group, will be eradicating the defensive errors which have seen them ship 35 goals in 21 matches in Europe under Deila. The Norwegian badly needs qualification to convince everyone that his team is still progressing and Lustig feels the Parkhead side fell into Molde's trap in difficult conditions at the Aker Stadium.

"It is probably the first time we have been a little bit too naive in Europe," said Lustig. "Against the other two sides [Fenerbahce and Ajax] we coped very well and didn't give up too many chances. This time in the first five minutes we started quite well, but after that it was hard. We have two home games now and I think we need six points out of them. Maybe we can be lucky as well but eight points won't be enough."

Ola Kamara, formerly a lucky charm of Deila's, proved his tormentor on the night, the former Stromsgodset striker scoring the opener. "I'm glad I'm not in his shoes now and out on the bus," the Norwegian striker said, ahead of the return match between the sides in Glasgow on Bonfire night. "I can imagine the pressure he lives with can be pretty tough. Celtic are a club that has an insane story but plays for players Molde better than Celtic on paper."