Celtic boss Tony Mowbray played down the spat between Artur Boruc and skipper Gary Caldwell during Sunday's last-gasp 2-1 win over Hearts at Parkhead.
With the Hoops 1-0 down, the excitable Poland goalkeeper parried Andrew Driver's shot and Caldwell raced back to clear the ball off the line - but both players squared up to each other in apparent rage and for a moment the situation threatened to get out of hand.
"If the supporters see players arguing with each other I would suggest it is because they are passionate about the game," Mowbray said.
"Certain fans in Tel Aviv didn't think there was enough passion shown, so you can't then complain if footballers are demanding of each other.
"They walked through the door of the dressing room, shook hands and patted each other on the back.
"It is the emotion of football, it is emotion like the fans get emotional and for me it is a positive."
For the second successive week Celtic had to fight back after conceding an early goal in front of their home fans, a situation which Mowbray admits he will have to address.
He said: "It is an obvious concern that we lose a goal after five minutes and we have to chase the game.
"We are all disappointed with that aspect because we talked long and hard about concentration levels in these sort of games.
"But in saying that, Hearts will take points off other teams."
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#16 CHAMPIONEES!!!!! CHAMPIONEES!!!!! Away & dry your eyes you sad wee feck
metz such th f u ck up and take yir medicine..its only going to get worse and u know it
Mowgli happy that his players are fightin amongst themselves,Ah well,whatever floats ur boat Tony
#13 Championees,Championees,away & dry ur eyes you wee sad feck
top of the league scumgers r rotten like ur new loan signing ur keeper cudnt hit davie weir incase he broke the old man that he is lets all laugh at scumgers ha ha ha ha ha ha you english scum
#10 Stuart,remember we still got a bet on the end of the season,wouldnt want you to be forgettin that now
#10 Of course,why you think it wont???? you more deluded than I took you for then 2 points & what almost 9 month to go before the end of the season & you celebrating already??? Just remember,you the 1`s playin catch up
Do u think its gonna go that far Metz?
#7 Wait till the end of the season before blowing your trumpet,Fail,Fail!!!!!
looks like alan r is going to be another one of those little paranoid tims in the future no doubt your unemployed dad will be telling you stories of how the SFA and the REFS and all of scottish football are against celtic because they are a irish catholic club and how they all favour the Rangers and hate you tims tell your old man to stop being a paranoid tim and to get a job/ENGLISH SAM
good fight to the end,CELTIC.2points tap oe ra league,,,but wee must improve...hail.hail
Alan R , Your da needs to wash your mouth out with soap ! Personally id boot yer ar.se for using the H-- word. You cheeky wee sh.ite.
Haigy looks like my filled nappy.....at least the contents of it would get a game for the dirty huns!
haig ya vi rus..th swine flu didnt get you..thats a damn shame !
Welcome back Haigy - still writing rubbish I see....at least you always manage to put a smile on my face (just like when I'm filling my nappy!)
Ah think yer fat erse has bumped the caps lock key , or are you still learning the writing there Sparky ?
LUCKY KUCKY MICKS A LST MINUTE WINNER AT TATTIEDOME WHATS KNEW AND THEY SAY RANGERS GET ALL THE DECISIONS MY ERSE
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