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Aidan Macdonald

James Forrest details attitude shift required for domestic return after Champions League disappointment

Celtic winger James Forrest has maintained that he and his team-mates 'love playing' manager Ange Postecoglou's style of football.

The Scottish champions lost 2-0 at home to RB Leipzig, with the result ending hopes of qualification for the last 16 of the Champions League.

It is now the Europa League the Bhoys will be fighting for during their remaining two group-stage fixtures.

Despite the outcome of the match, the Scotland international was keen to stress that the Parkhead side are moving in the right direction under the stewardship of the ex-Socceroos head coach.

Speaking to Celtic TV, he said: "I think the boys did really well throughout the game. Even when we went 1-0 behind I thought we showed character and we were just unlucky.

“We created a lot of chances and I thought the boys gave everything. The quality was there but, obviously, they were just more clinical with the chances they got and took a couple of them.

“I said after the first couple of games that you could see with the number of chances that we’ve created and the possession we’ve had that we’ve played really well in all the games - but we’ve just not got the results.

“Sometimes I’ve played in games in the past where we’ve only had one or two chances and we’ve not had much of the ball but the way the gaffer wants us to play, I think it’s exciting and all the lads want to play that way.

"I think if everyone just keeps buying into what he does, nights like tonight can change with the result going the other way.

"The gaffer makes it clear that the next game is always the most important one.

"You get nights like tonight because everyone puts all the hard work in for the league games, and that’s what gets you here, so Saturday is no different.

 "It’s best that we bounce back well, and we’re looking forward to the next game."

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