MANY answers given at post-match press conferences from football managers up and down the UK can be predicted with a fair amount of accuracy.

More often than not, though, Ange Postecoglou speaks with genuinicity and isn't anxious about putting reporters in their place if he feels he has to.

Following Celtic's victory against Ferencvaros on Tuesday afternoon, he spoke of the value of his attackers learning their jobs, the intensity of his side's play and what clean sheets mean to him.

His post-match press conference started quite prickly when he didn't appreciate the opening question from BBC's Al Lamont, who said: "Congratulations, was that a fully deserved three points, ultimately, for you, do you think?"

Postecoglou replied, "you don't think?" before Lamont responded with, "no, I'm asking you."

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Postecoglou proceeded to answer: "Funny question to start with. I think yeah, well deserved for sure, I don't think there's any doubt about that. I thought we controlled the game really well from the start, and they're a good team, they showed it against Leverkusen and Betis. I thought we controlled the first half well, they had to work really hard to stifle us a bit but we still created some chances and denied them any opportunities, and I knew in the second half they'd tire a little bit because they were working so hard and the game opened up, we scored a really good goal and after that, I thought we could have had a couple more, Credit to the players, they stuck to their task and were really disciplined right til the end."

After Lamont then proffered that Kyogo's goal was "a thing of beauty" after a quiet game for the Japanese international, Postecoglou continued: "It definitely must have been a glass-half-full commentary today. Kyogo worked really hard and that's part of the process when you're playing against good teams that aren't going to give you the space. I thought in the first half he was working really hard defensively and making runs, but we couldn't get it through to him because the space wasn't there but that's part of the beauty of it, you've just got to keep going and he's always a threat.

"I thought it was a brilliant goal; we played ourselves out of a tight area which is what we like to do, then the individual brilliance of Jota with the ball and Kyogo in full flight to take that ball and put it away.

"He'll get better as he gets more accustomed to life and football here. I was really pleased for him to get his reward for hard work."

Celtic's control of the game contributed to their second consecutive clean sheet after the same scoreline was achieved against Motherwell at the weekend.

Speaking to Connie McLaughin of BT Sport at full-time, he was keen to put the point across that, for him, clean sheets aren't the be all and end all as far as recognising a defensive performance goes.

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He said: "I don't pop champagne corks for clean sheets. For me, it's about how we defend and that's more important because you can keep a clean sheet and your keeper can make 20 good saves and for me, that's not good defending.

"We defended well today, we defended well on the weekend because we're denying the opportunities to the opposition to get in our box and for Joe to make too many saves. When we did have to defend tonight, Tony made an outstanding stop and Joe made a couple of crucial ones but overall I think we defended really well as a team and that's why I'm pleased, not so much about the clean sheet."

As well as being happy with his team's attacking threat, Postecoglou said he was enthralled by the trio's display without the ball as well, telling Sky Sports: "I thought Jota was great tonight. The key with him and the other attacking players we've brought in, is they need to invest in our football. They need to work hard in certain areas and if they do they'll get their rewards with the way we play because we're a team that always wants to attack and try to play to our strengths rather than knocking long balls and asking them to challenge for 50/50s.

"To do that, you've got to get better at the other side of it and I think he's doing that, he's understanding he needs to work hard to put pressure on the opposition, Kyogo and Liel are the same. The way we play should give them the opportunity to showcase their abilities and Jota was great tonight. He's a very talented footballer and I knew the football would suit him if he bought into the other stuff."

He told STV those three players were part of an intense showing he wants to see every time his side cross the white line, regardless of who the opposition is.

Postecoglou also seemed to be asking for more understanding from fans and media on how difficult it is to learn this style of play, telling Ronnie Charters: "Whether it's a European night at Celtic Park or a league game, home or away, that's the kind of team we want to be. It's not easy to play that way though. I acknowledge that and I think sometimes people analysing us should acknowledge that too. It's not easy to play that way and it takes a lot of time. When you look at how the best teams play, it doesn't happen overnight and we're just beginning to get into a place where we're laying foundations down.

"We've got a lot of improving to do in a lot of areas but the basic underlying thing is we want to be relentless in our football and our approach. Even before I came here, I think that's what this club is about and it's what the supporters want to see. I apologise to all the employers who had little productivity today because they were missing people and schools might have been a bit empty but they come here, they create an energy and we've got to match that with our football. When you have that, and it's happened here in the past, then you become a really formidable force."