Strachan bemoans slack finishing

Strachan wants to see better finishing from his strikers

Celtic manager Gordon Strachan was frustrated to see his strikers misfiring against Kilmarnock.

"We did more than enough to win the game," he told BBC Sport after the 0-0 draw at Celtic Park.

"We were not at our best in the 18-yard box but that will come. We created plenty of chances, had a lot of the ball and finished the game well.

"If we'd taken two of those chances it would have been a fantastic performance but Kilmarnock defended well."

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Strike duo Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink and Maciej Zurawski were not at their sharpest, while defender John Kennedy also spurned two good chances.

However, Strachan was stoic after the stalemate.

"It wasn't bad," he added. "I've seen a lot worse from us and I take a lot of positives from it.

"Our keeper hardly had a save to make and we kept a clean sheet.

"In the last few games that we've won with a single goal, that's by far the most possession and most chances that we've had against Kilmarnock.

"But I must say well done to Kilmarnock, they defended very bravely, they were fit and strong in the air."

The Celtic manager added: "On the day we weren't good enough when we had attempts on goal and we had quite a few.

"The strikers worked very hard, got themselves into good positions and worked well but at this moment, and not just them, anyone who gets in is not finishing."