Gogic says St Mirren are ready to bounce back after 'sore' Celtic defeat

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St Mirren defender Alex Gogic admits defeat at Celtic Park was "a sore one" but says the squad will "look forward" to their next fixture, and not lick their wounds.St Mirren defended stoutly for 87 minutes against Celtic, with a Luke McCowan strike that deflected off Buddies' captain Mark O'Hara being the only breakthrough.The Saints' rear guard received plenty of plaudits as they frustrated the champions for large periods of the game, very rarely allowing Celtic to create any clear-cut chances."Maybe we could have been better on the ball in the first half", Gogic told BBC Scotland. "But we defended so well, and then to concede with a deflection, maybe it wasn't meant to be.""I think as defenders, we just love defending and we realise that's our first job. We work on it every day. It was a good test for the first game, and I think we did well."And despite an opening-day defeat, Gogic maintains he and his team-mates will take positives from the loss, especially from their defensive display.He added: "You want to play against the best players, and obviously they [Celtic] have some of the best players in the league. When you do well, you're confident after it and you're happy with the work you've done."Next up for St Mirren is a home game against Motherwell. And the Saints defender insists his thoughts will quickly turn to that game and trying to get off the mark this season in the league."The games come quick though, you can't sit and look back."We've got to look forward and we've got a big game coming up, so we need to go and get three points. I think at home we've always been good, we've always played very well and we always want to get three points. We can't wait for the next game."