HIbs boss Lee Johnson reckons fast-paced Celtic are a Formula 1 car. And the Easter Road gaffer rates Ange Postecoglou’s slick machine up there alongside Manchester giants of City and United in terms of teams he’s coached against.
Johnson admits trying to match their speed can be like jumping out of a Punto and into a racing car. The Hibees boss is hunting ways to stop the revved-up champions winning their 18th game out of 19 in the top-flight when they race into Leith.
Johnson said: “Celtic are very, very strong at this time. One of the best sides I have seen and I have faced Man United and Man City as a coach.
You can also lose quality in those moments because you are concentrating so hard. It is almost like driving a Punto and you are pretty comfortable and almost on autopilot, but then you are shoved into a Formula One car, in a Formula One race and, whoosh.
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