Jota must rediscover Celtic 'zip' claims former Parkhead star as Hibs performance goes under microscope

It's a bit of a stretch to suggest Celtic are coming apart at the seams when they dropped points at the weekend for only the second time since Halloween.

But ex-Hoops man Mark Wilson does admit there’s a lack of zip from his old club right now.

Ange Postecoglou has been in Scotland long enough to know a draw is a calamity, a defeat is a disaster and a couple of low-key performances is viewed as a crisis in these part.

The Aussie will shrug it off and he can point to an incredible run of form since the tough old early days of his reign.

Celtic may have picked up just a point at Easter Road but it’s been nothing but wins since the autumn apart from the shock stalemate at St Mirren before Christmas.

Postecoglou’s men have won 19 out of 21 league games since the defeat by Livingston and draw with Dundee United left the Hoops playing catch up.

They caught Rangers with the stunning run and forged ahead – with the Ibrox side’s surprising second-half stumble against Motherwell on Sunday meaning no harm was done in the capital.

The manager will write it off as a minor blip in public. But that doesn’t mean he can ignore some of the slight strains setting in to his side in recent weeks as the blistering performances have been replaced by weekly slogs. The shock and awe of the Rangers game was a while ago now and recent displays have been more of a grind.

Postecoglou let rip in the Raith game but it took late drama against Dundee and then it didn’t happen at Hibs. The bruising Europa Conference League double header with Bodo/Glimt didn’t help much either.

Former title winner Wilson knows it can’t always be silky on the way to collecting the big prizes but he admitted the Hoops have lost their mojo of late and they’ll need to