ANGE’S IRE AT FAILURE

CINCH PREMIERSHIP

Hibernian v Celtic

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CRAIG SWAN

ANGE POSTECOGLOU says close enough is not good enough for Celtic.

The Parkhead boss is demanding increased levels of performance as his side prepare for tomorrow’s Premiership crunch against Hibs.

Postecoglou’s men head to Easter Road with a three-point lead at the top of the table. But the manager was unhappy at the nature of Thursday night’s European exit at the hands of Bodo/glimt and is looking for a higher standard.

Postecoglou said: “There’s no good that comes from defeat. We weren’t good enough and we haven’t progressed, so it’s disappointing.

“But that’s a separate issue to the [Hibs] game. We have a big game on Sunday, another difficult game away from home against a good side.”

Postecoglou used an example of missed chances from sub Liel Abada (inset) during the Conference League second leg to push home his point.

Asked about the Israeli showing some fight as the game slipped away from his team, the boss said: “He did, but he missed some chances.

“That’s the quality we want them to get to and that’s his challenge because I think he could have had at least a couple of goals in Norway.

“That’s what I am talking about with levels of performance. It’s not just we didn’t play well, but in both games we had chances and haven’t tested the keeper. Daizen Maeda had one as well.”

Abada is among those who could return to the starting line-up in Leith having been benched at the beginning in Bodo.

Cameron Carter-vickers, Jota, Josip Juranovic and Greg Taylor could also come back into the reckoning for the clash at Easter Road.