Honest Lee Johnson reckons Hibs have to be elite against Celtic. And the Easter Road boss admits a fear of being embarrassed in front of a TV audience can help drag the necessary extras out of him and his team to compete with the in-form champions.Johnson won’t deviate from his principles.
He will again be true to the attacking and front-foot values of the club as he sets about a second crack at Ange Postecoglou’s relentless unit.
The first attempt at halting the Aussie’s well-oiled machine did not go to plan. When the teams met this term in Glasgow’s East End, Johnson’s side attempted to be positive.
Unfortunately, errors saw them hammered 6-1. In recent weeks, opposition have adopted differing tactics, with Aberdeen’s Jim Goodwin taking stick from his own fans for camping deep and trying to frustrate the league leaders.
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