Ange Postecoglou has revealed his title chasing Celtic will practise on plastic in a bid to shatter their Spaghettihad hoodoo.
The Hoops boss is able to unleash goal man Giorgos Giakoumakis because the look to finish a 15-year winless run in West Lothian towards Livingston on Sunday.
And Postecoglou may even get his squad out on the unreal floor at Lennoxtown on Saturday so there might be no repeat of the defeat within the Lions den final September.
Celtic have did not win of their final 5 journeys alongside the M8 going again to 2007 however the desk toppers haven’t misplaced within the league since their final go to again in September.
The Tony Macaroni Area strikes worry into supporters however Postecoglou doesn’t purchase any discuss of a hex and is extra involved with getting his gamers ready for the artificial floor.
He raised eyebrows for shunning a heat up on Bodo’s Astro earlier than the Convention defeat.
However the Parkhead gaffer – who picked up the supervisor of the month gong for February – mentioned: “We'll tackle it. We now have a synthetic pitch at Lennoxtown and we'll prepare on that on Saturday.
“We'll get the gamers an understanding of it once more, however in the end it’s about the best way we method our soccer.
“On a synthetic pitch there are nonetheless basic ideas of our recreation that we will do.
“What we didn’t do at Livingston final time are these issues.
“We bought slowed down within the disappointment that the sport wasn’t going our approach, with out in search of the options.
“It’s going to be there and gamers want to deal with that and regulate to it.
“It's a actual factor – the pitch performs in a different way. There is no such thing as a level making an attempt to disregard it.
“I can inform the gamers to disregard it and play their regular recreation, however you do have to regulate.
“It turns into a bit of little bit of a distinct recreation on that floor and the gamers have to be ready for that.
“However that doesn’t imply it stops you from being profitable.
“You simply have to regulate your recreation and your method, in order that it removes any detrimental affect the pitch has on our soccer.”
Postecoglou has binned any discuss of a hoodoo and gained’t be digging out any fortunate charms.
He mentioned: “It’s all extra indicative of the actual fact they're a superb facet. There is no such thing as a doubt it will likely be a problem for us however I don’t go there sporting my fortunate socks or something!
“We'll go there and put together the easiest way we will for the sport
“To be truthful, I’ve solely had one go to there. ‘Bogey’ can be if I am going there half a dozen occasions and don’t win.
“I used to be upset again then as a result of we didn’t play effectively and cope with the state of affairs.
“It was additionally our third defeat within the first six league video games and also you knew we must be fairly good after that to make up the bottom.
“Credit score to the fellas, they've been.”
Postecoglou may let unfastened Giakoumakis to provide Celts a bodily edge towards the rugged Lions with the massive Greek again in enterprise after not being risked within the midweek win towards St Mirren.
The supervisor mentioned: “Giorgos is okay. He educated on Thursday and Friday.
“He was contact and go for the midweek recreation however I made the choice to depart him out, as we had Albian Ajeti on the bench. He might be prepared.
“He has been in good kind and he might be necessary for us on Sunday.
“Giorgos is enjoying effectively and it’s been a setback for him to overlook the final couple of video games, however he can positively assist us.
“What’s necessary as a bunch and a staff is that we method the sport in the appropriate approach.”
Postecoglou bagged the Premiership supervisor of the month award fro the second month on the spin and made certain his backroom staff shared within the success.
The Aussie dragged in his analysts for the photograph op and mentioned: “It’s necessary that everybody will get recognition. I'm the frontman however these guys are working their backsides off every day to provide me and the gamers the knowledge we have to make choices.
“They're essential and whenever you get a supervisor of the month award I completely perceive that’s not recognition of me and my work.
“That’s recognition of the entire workers’s work as for all intents and functions, they spend extra time with the gamers than I do.”