Gary Teale has hit back at Ronny Deila ’ s criticism of the St Mirren Park pitch . After the Parkhead club ’ s 2-0 win on Friday night , Deila branded most surfaces in the Scottish Premiership ‘ terrible ’ and argued that artificial pitches would make for better spectacles . But Teale insists the Norwegian ’ s criticism was unjustified and unfair on the Paisley club ’ s award-winning groundsman , Tommy Docherty . Celtic 's Stefan Johansen slots home his penalty to put his side 2-0 up against St Mirren . Gary Teale hit back at Celtic boss Ronny Deila for his criticism of the St Mirren Park pitch on Monday night . ‘ I was surprised because I think our pitch is the best in the league , ’ stated Teale . ‘ It ’ s maybe a bit firm but it ’ s an excellent surface . Tommy , our groundsman , wins “ Pitch of the Year ” year after year and that ’ s a great acknowledgement for him and a great accolade for him . ‘ So I was surprised at the comments because I ’ ve seen a lot of the pitches in the SPFL this year and a lot of them leave a lot to be desired . But ours is great and all credit to the groundsman. ’ Deila branded most surfaces in the Scottish Premiership ‘ terrible ’ and said artificial pitches would be better . Teale feels Deila 's criticism unfair on the Paisley club ’ s award-winning groundsman , Tommy Docherty .
Ronny Deila criticised the St Mirren Park pitch after Monday night win . Celtic beat St Mirren 2-0 away from home in the Scottish Premiership . Teale insists Deila 's criticism was unjustified and unfair on the club .