Ange Postecoglou has tonight hit back at a reporter who claimed Celtic's exit from the Champions League was "catastrophic".
The Hoops crashed out of Europe's elite competition as they were defeated 2-1 on the night against Danish side Midtjylland.
In Postecoglou's post-match press conference BBC reporter Liam McLeod said it was a "catastrophic" night for the Hoops in the lead up to his opening question, but the Australian did not agree.
He responded: "It's pretty strong language mate, I don't know what your version of catastrophic is but it certainly doesn't fit my definition of what happened tonight.
"This is obviously a disappointing night, disappointing we didn't get through, I can't fault the effort of the players, I think they worked their socks off, we controlled the game.
"We scored and then had a good chance to go 2-0 up and then straight away they scored and we lost a bit of momentum."
McLeod then backed up his claim, but Postecoglou doubled down and insisted this was just the start of his Celtic journey.
He continued: "No, catastrophic to me means the end. This is far from the end.
"You are suggesting this is a club falling apart and our season is finished, I don't see it that way.
"Yes, it's absolutely disappointing, Champions League football is a priority but I can't ask any more of the players.
"We have our league campaign starting on Saturday.
"Blame? We don't blame people, I take responsibility, the responsibility is mine.
"You are using really strong language for something I don't think merits that sort of view."
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