I’LL HAVE A CHAT WITH JOSH
JACK ROSS will have another chat with teenager Josh Doig after the youngster’s torrid time at Parkhead. The Hibs gaffer took the 18-year-old off at half-time after the left-back been given a savage test by Jeremie Frimpong. Experienced replacement Lewis Stevenson didn’t have any better luck trying to halt Celtic’s in-form kid and Ross insisted
Doig had nothing to regret after the 3-0 defeat. He said: “Josh competed well in the first half.
“He was up against a difficult opponent who has been lauded in recent weeks for being one of their stronger players.
“It is another learning experience for him. I had a good chat with him at half-time and I’ll do so again in the coming days. He has been brilliant this season for a young man who has just turned 18. He will be fine and will play a big part for us moving forward.
“When you can be that quick from a standing start it’s tough to play against. It’s a really good quality for Frimpong to have. Celtic try to make their pitch as big as they can and are good at controlling possession.
“You want to isolate him in one-against-one situations.”
Ross was disappointed with the final result but added: “We don’t like losing games and we’ve not had that feeling very often recently. We were at an incredibly hard venue in terms of Celtic’s domestic record.
“But in the first half I thought we were really good. That sounds strange because we found ourselves 2-0 down.
“But what we created and how we played in the first half was really encouraging.
“My changes meant we gave up a bit of control in the second half to try to chase the goal.
“That becomes difficult for the players. There were things