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Mark Pirie

Ange Postecoglou pulls no Celtic punches over Sydney upset as he calls out players who were 'well off it'

Frustrated Ange Postecoglou didn't offer his Celtic stars any wiggle room after defeat to Sydney as he slammed his players for being "nowhere near where we need to be".

The Hoops came into the Sydney Super Cup opener with plenty of momentum having entered the winter break with a nine point advantage over Rangers in the Scottish Premiership title race. They looked to be continuing that positive form against the A-League side when Kyogo fired Celtic into the lead at the Allianz Stadium.

Robert Mak cancelled out the opener as he shrugged off pressure from Stephen Welsh, with Celtic's forwards being denied on several occasions by Sydney stopper Thomas Heward-Belle. In the end Postecoglou's men were hit on the counter attack when Max Burgess unleashed a stunning strike with his left foot to beat Benjamin Siegrist.

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