Johnson ‘not happy’ as Hibs fail to capitalise

LEE JOHNSON was not satisfied with a share of the spoils as Hibernian snatched a draw against nine-man Rangers at Easter Road.

The hosts had to twice come from behind as Martin Boyle and Josh Campbell cancelled out a James Tavernier penalty and a second-half header from Tom Lawrence.

But it was the two red cards shown to John Lundstram and Alfredo Morelos that gave Hibs the impetus to earn a point against the Ibrox side.

And boss Johnson was frustrated that his side had to wait until after the break to show any attacking threat on an afternoon that will go down as a missed opportunity.

Johnson said: “We had a biblical, blooming team talk at half time to get us going.

“The boys delivered in the second half and that was what created the incidents, the equaliser, good pressure, good counter-attack.

“Lundstram’s sending off which is probably a yellow, probably a tactical foul in my eyes, but I didn’t think it was a penalty for Rangers and Bushiri should have a penalty in the first half for us.

“There were a lot of incidents but we created that by our pressure in the second half. It’s a fantastic finish from a player that I believe is growing in stature and is a trustworthy player for us.

“I am not happy, we need to do more. I am not going to sugar-coat where we are, we’ve got spirit and fitness but I want to deliver to these fans hightempo, front foot football.”

Goal hero Campbell was also disappointed Hibs could not snatch a late winner.

The 22-year-old said: “It was crazy. I was a bit disappointed with my team-mates falling on top of me to be honest because I wanted to go for the winner.

“Obviously it’s a very good result for us against a very good side. I actually didn’t catch the shot that cleanly, it came off a bit slicey. I was just happy to see it hit the back of the net.”