The largest impediment to Celtic building up a sustainable run of form is the incessant games players are faced with. They will have competed in 14 European games by mid-December, with only Newco in Scotland doing anything similar. Uniquely here for Celtic players, the demands of international football mean that these breaks are often more onerous, not less – ask Tom Rogic.
Scott Brown has retired from the international game but the rest of the first choice regulars are busy every international break. Of the more fringe players, Jozo Simunovic’s vacillations between Croatia and Bosnia have left him with time to rest those knees, while Scott Sinclair only represented England at youth level.
I’m not sure what work Leigh Griffiths needs to do on his fitness but hard training sessions are not permitted during spells when the team is playing seven or eight games per month. Dropping out of the Scotland setup will allow Leigh a full week of endurance and cardio work, his first since preseason, instead of being untaxed as a squad player for Alex McLeish’s Scotland side.
Leigh has nothing to prove at international level but at 28, he knows the most important thing in his professional life is to continue scoring goals for Celtic. International retirement would be no hardship.
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My wee grand-daughter is turning into a different kind of delight now she is in her teens.
Never miss an opportunity, you don’t have it too long :-)
CATHACH on 10TH OCTOBER 2018 11:13 AM
Would love to throw a few names out to you whom I`m sure you would know , but you know how it is.
Just passed on your comments to a couple of the lads.
We were indeed privileged .
ThomtheTim
Huge congrats to all the family ?
THOMTHETHIM
Congratulations and best wishes!
THOMTHETHIM FOR OSCAR OK
Welcome to the Celtic family to yer new Grand daughter.
NorrieM
Daniel is doing magic,more tubes coming out of him than the end of a SFA Meeting :))))
Pain relief getting reduced but lying watching his tablet between sleeps.
Myself and younger son home alone with the dog this weeken.
Me: “We could go and see that film Black 47.”
Him: “You’ve missed your chance. Gone from Inverness.
Me, after a google: “It’s still showing in Dublin.”
Him, rolling eyes: “Let’s go there then.”
Him, after a google: “The DVD gets released 26th Dec.”
Do I have to wait until then? Don’t want to do anything illegal….people making a decent film don’t deserve to be stolen off!
new article posted.