Hibs boss Lee Johnson admits it's not just Ange Postecoglou ’s table-topping Celtic players he is planning for facing on Saturday - but the BALL BOYS in Glasgow's east end.
The Leith side head to Glasgow to take on the champions but Johnson fears it won’t be as simple as 11 v 11. The Easter Road boss is a huge fan of Postecoglou’s free-flowing style, but he’s just as big an admirer of the way the Parkhead gaffer has primed his squad of schoolboy assistants perched round the pitch perimeter to serve up a fresh size 5 Mitre as soon as the ball goes out of play, ensuring Celtic ’s rapid-fire attacks never stop.
And so concerned is he by the brisk ball boys, the Hibs chief admits he’s even had to rethink his line-up ahead of today’s trip along the M8. Johnson said: "It's a really big challenge. It’s not just the team you’re playing; it’s the stadium, it’s the ball boys – because they’re fantastic – and the tempo that Celtic create. We have to match the tempo, switch on to the opposition’s tempo, and then play our way.
