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Final defeat will 'fuel fire' for more Celtic success

Final defeat will 'fuel fire' for more Celtic success

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Captain Callum McGregor will use May's painful Scottish Cup final defeat to "fuel the fire" for more success with Celtic.The former Scotland midfielder endured what he described as "the worst moment I've ever had in football" after his penalty was saved by Aberdeen keeper Dimitar Mitov in a surprise shootout defeat to the Dons.More than five weeks on from his Hampden agony, McGregor is revitalised, refocused and "hungry" to lead Celtic towards more silverware."It was a tough moment, there's no shying away from that," the 32-year-old said. "I think what that does is it gives you more motivation to go and achieve even more."It's the ones you don't win that stay with you and fuel the fire for you, so I had a couple of weeks off to digest it and try and find a positive somewhere in it."I've been here a long time, there's highs, there's lows and you have to try and find an even keel and keep yourself in a nice balanced headspace."There's been ups and downs throughout my career and I've always managed to bounce back, so I don't see this being any different."
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