Candid Celtic boss Ange Postecoglou gives his verdict in the aftermath of Celtic's 6-2 defeat to West Ham

David Moyes' Hammers swept Celtic aside which gave the Aussie plenty of food for thought ahead of Wednesday night's second leg of their Champions League qualifier against FC Midtjylland in Denmark. 

Ange to Premier Sport: "There were some bright things and some things that were unacceptable and were very disappointing.

"We attack as a unit and defend as a unit.

"Attacking wise I thought we were all right, defensively we were all over the place.

"Wed can still address things and a lot of it is that will and desire to compete.

"We are at that funny stage where I am trying to teach the players to play the game a certain way.

"The football was a priority but we forgot to compete.

"This is when your belief gets tested and I can't shield them from criticism.

"When you represent this football club and things haven't gone well and you have to react in a positive way.

"You can't go hiding and I am not going to go hiding.

"The players have to stand up and take responsibility for whatever situation arises both good and bad.

"I am not about keeping people happy.

"If they are not happy here then they can move on.

"Representing this football club should give you joy and happiness.

"I'm not an entertainer.

"I'm here to create hopefully a culture that maintains the values and traditions of this club and also bring success to this football club.

"I am not interested in people being happy."

Ange chose to bare his claws in this stark exchange as he reiterated his position from day one when he stated that players who do not want to play for the club will be shown the door. The Australian made no bones about the fact that it will be his way or the highway. Nothing or nobody is going to get in his way or stop him from putting a successful Celtic team out on the park. His frank admission that he was not an entertainer or here to make people happy but create a winning culture may come as a culture shock to some players moving forward. It was also another early shot over the bow that he won't allow the team to slip below certain standards and that their failure to meet his expectations will be deemed unacceptable. No players were singled out for public criticism - that doesn't appear to be his style - but you can bet privately he will have had a few words in certain ears to remind them of their responsibilities when playing for a club like Celtic. The manager insists that he is not about to go into hiding and certainly does not expect the Celtic players to do so either.

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Ange to CelticTV: "I think there were some positives but there were certainly some areas that were disappointing.

"We had the opportunity to test ourselves against a quality opponent and we shied away from that challenge.

"We started brightly enough and scored a good goal and created chances and then we made a mistake and collapsed as a unit and mistakes are going to happen but the reaction wasn't great.

"It is about the players and whilst it is my job to give them the tools they need and it is about them growing and understanding what you can and can't do on the football field and what approach you need to take.

"It will be as much about their response as me giving them guidance moving forward."

Ange admitted that his team crumbled when put under pressure by a much better opponent which caused him real concerns. Celtic failed to respond and react to the changing circumstances as they unfolded on the pitch during the West Ham encounter. The 55-year-old readily concedes that he is trying to coach his team to play in a certain way but sometimes the players themselves need to step up to the plate and take responsibility for their own actions. Ange revealed that whilst he can arm the players with knowledge and prepare them as best he can it is up to them to provide some sort of reaction starting against FC Midtjylland in the crucial Champions League qualifier in Denmark in three days time.

Ange to the Press: “That's going to be down to Leigh and his performances.

“If he works hard at training and produces the kind of football he can, scoring goals, I'm sure the crowd will get behind him.

“I won't be telling the Celtic supporters anything.

"They've followed this club a lot longer than I've been here.

"My job is to produce a team they're proud of and we let them down.

“Maybe it is a big challenge for him but that's what he wanted.

"He didn't have to come back.

“He wanted to come back and play for the club again. He wanted to contribute.

“When you make that decision, you embrace everything that comes along with it.”

Ange chose to address the white elephant in the room - Leigh Griffiths. The Hoops striker was booed by sections of his own support but the Aussie reckons the hitman will just have to take it on the chin and knuckle down and score goals if he is to win the faithful over. Again Ange refused the temptation to question Celtic supporters for their decisions. The fans will have warmed to Ange's sentiment but what is clear for all to see is that Griffiths is now a divisive figure.