A year ago you and I discussed Scott Brown’s fitness with some concern for the season ahead. Since then the captain has not skipped a beat, his form and availability for selection have been without question.
It is clear he can cope with a Scotland game this weekend, and no doubt finish the season untroubled, but Scotland have an international against England on 10 June, two weeks after the Scottish Cup final, and four weeks before Celtic’s Champions League qualification campaign gets underway.
If Scott is to participate in all games, he will have a week off after the Scottish Cup final before being called into the Scotland squad, then two weeks before Celtic’s preseason training starts. For a player of his age, with his injury profile, this schedule would not allow sufficient recuperation ahead of a new season.
Selfishly, the most important thing to you and I, and to Celtic, is Champions League qualification, more so than the Scottish Cup, or than a season of invincibility, delightful, though both would be. What Brendan Rodgers backroom team need to do is prepare Scott as thoroughly as possible for the middle of July. Planning should start now.
If there’s another player in the Celtic squad who I would also like to ration his football it’s Mikael Lustig. The Sweden international is likely to be involved in both their international squad in June; a World Cup qualifier against France and a derby against Norway.
If Scotland fail to get a positive result against Slovenia on Sunday, Scott might consider it best to retire from the international stage, again. He and Mikael could do with a few weeks on the beach at the end of the season.
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GFTB-was just about to say mon the hoops:-))
Lol don’t be getting too carried away now Jobo.
Studying the H2H and that wee opposition team are tough enough opponents.
Any win shall suffice.
LG to run amok.
Over & out.
KTF.
Paul67 et al
Well there is always hope……
Scotland to win 3-1
Mon You Bhoys in Blue!
BOURNESOUPRECIPE on 26TH MARCH 2017 7:23 PM
Stuart Armstrong to score the first goal 8/1
11/1 on Bet365
Hope Scotland hammer them, if nothing else just to emphasis the point there are 6 Celts in the team.
Six Celtic players playing, unfortunately Dembele, Sinclair and any of our centre halves are not Scottish. Scotland’s problem is no centre halves and no striker good enough at international level. A bad combination.
Thunder road-2:31pm- magic mhate,done that wee walk up the tunnel with my stepson and two brother in laws,great day :-))
Armstrong first goal, 1-1 draw, Strachan will resign, Broonie will retire (again).
Hope and pray that none of the SIX Celtic bhoys pick up an injury tonight.
…and that they all score!
HH!!
Tonight Robert Snodgrass realises a lifelong ambition to play for Celtic.
Fairhill Bhoy 7.29
Great minds think alike but fools also seldom differ :-)
C’mon the hoops…oops Scotland:)))
I would have picked Dembele instead of Griffiths
Wouldn’t mind Celtic playing in the Slovenian strip…..A lot better than a lot of the ones we have worn.
Good aggressive start .
C`mon , Bonnie.
Forrest looks injured already. Holding his groin.
Strachan for SFA president, that’s what I say
Best manager Celtic ever had
GFTB- corectamundo:-))(
Scotland are much improved from the Canada match but the 2 CBs are a worry.
Griff and Armstrong doing well. That Russell Martin is a bomb scare.
Crocker`s snidey wee comments about Broony.
Chazza hitting long balls to Forrest.
The pitch is poor.
Leigh Griffiths should have burst the net.
Head up wee man
Sitter. Griffiths should have scored
Aaaah , Leigh
That was your`s.
No like the Griff to miss that
Aww ffs
Griff hits the post, great effort
Griffalo taking pelters on Shortbread
Unlucky that time. He’s now hit the bar and the post within a minute or so.
What an effort, Stuey to Leigh he hits post
He will hit the net next time :-)
Leigh redeems himself.
Magic effort.
Leigh doesn’t need to redeem himself
Stuart Armstrong.
All the makings of a star.
MACJAY1 FOR NEIL LENNON on 26TH MARCH 2017 8:30 PM
Stuart Armstrong.
All the makings of a star.
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He already is!