Everything that Celtic boss Ange Postecoglou said to the media ahead of the St Johnstone match...
It is a busy schedule and you made one change against Livingston do you expect to make a few more over the next few games?
Yeah, I think that's a fair assumption based on how busy the schedule is but also based on performances too. If guys are performing at the levels we know they can there are some pretty good players there who are not getting game time and training hard and you have to reward that at some point. That's why we have a big squad and coupled with the fact we do have a busy schedule we will make some changes for the St Johnstone game. It will be another good and tough game for us. Callum (Davidson) is an excellent coach and he has got them well-organised and well-drilled. Every time we play them it is a challenge and I am sure it will be on Saturday.
How important is it to finish off with a victory on Saturday before Christmas?
I think in the context of everything, every game is important. For us, it is about making sure constantly evolving, progressing and improving as a team. We can't stand still, we can't just rely on the fact that we had some decent results and think that it is just going to keep rolling on. You need to be at it in every game and on top of your game and that's what has got us to the position that we are today. We haven't done that by looking too far ahead or worrying about what has happened before. It is about us dealing with what's in front of us and that's what we need to keep doing.
What will be the biggest challenge now from the last time you faced St Johnstone?
The thing about St Johnstone is that they are a little bit like Livingston and they do not really change their approach whether they are playing us or any other side. I think there is consistency in their approach which means that their players understand their roles really well. We need to be really disciplined in our approach and play our football to make sure that we can counteract that and gain the dominance we need to win the game. We will be under no illusions it will be a tough one.
Is it harder to reach the performance levels you are looking for when it is such a packed schedule or do you still expect that the players will hit those heights?
I don't think so, it doesn't make it as simple for sure but I still think within the context of the Livingston game up until the box in the first half we were very, very good. You can't be very, very good for 75 per cent of the game. You have got to be very, very good for 100 per cent of the game if you want good performances. I don't think the Livingston performance was down to fatigue because I didn't change the team and it wasn't anything to do with cohesion. We just lacked discipline and structure and sometimes I don't think it's good to get a reminder because we should know that anyway whether I think it's good or not football always reminds you if you get away from the principles of your play and we got a little reminder against Livingston.
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