Lee Johnson claims “brainwashed” Scots players are born fearing the Old Firm but he’s determined Hibs ’ next generation will break the chains.
The Easter Road gaffer revealed he consulted psychologists in the wake of the humiliating 6-1 hammering from Celtic at the weekend. And the Englishman is convinced his squad were beaten well before the first whistle.
Despite short spells at Hearts and Kilmarnock as a player, it was a shock to the 41-year-old. But after Hibs’ youth teams completed a clean sweep against Rangers over the weekend, winning at five age groups up to under-18s, Johnson is intent on bringing about a change in mindset in the future. He said: “We had a ‘full stop meeting’ and I wasn’t happy; it was a negative meeting in terms of my delivery. There were not many positives from it. I’m just not willing to accept that we can’t get closer. Now I look back on it, I think we were beaten before we went into the game.
