SCOTTY SINCLAIR return to a bit of decent form over the past few weeks have been one of the few positives for Celtic over the past few weeks. That and the emergence of Mikey Johnston as a first team player.
These two players offer Celtic’s creative threat down the left, backed by quality overlapping fullbacks in either Kieran Tierney or Emilio Izaguirre.
And with Callum McGregor more than capable of playing out there or Lewis Morgan when he’s returned to full fitness, Celtic look well placed on the left hand side of the park to kick on this season.
It has been a tough start and the experienced Scotty Sinclair is well aware of what is required from the Celtic players to allow them to achieve their objectives. Speaking in an interview for the Matchday Programme for today’s visit of Hamilton, the Englishman outlined the scale of the challenge.
“Every game now, no matter who it’s against, is always tough. For us, as a team, it seems even harder this season than the last couple to break down opponents,” Celtic’s top scorer from last season noted.
“We know we need to start well and we need to be on our game every single weekend and against every team we come up against. That hasn’t come as a surprise to us. We expected as much. When you win, you naturally have a target on your back and teams raise their game against you.
“That’s something you have to take in your stride when you play for Celtic and all the boys in the team are capable of doing that,” Sinclair continued.
“What this keeps coming back to is momentum. What’s important is how we respond to those difficult situations. We’ve reacted in the right way so far. It’s important that we keep that up and build momentum for the games ahead.
“There are so many games, so we have to be up there and at it in every game. That’s not easy, but this squad is capable of doing that. We’ve shown that in the past and I’m confident that we’ll show that again in the upcoming games and during the rest of the season.
“That way of thinking is embedded throughout the whole squad. Everyone here wants to win and we all know how strong this squad is, so everyone is always fighting for a place. The success that comes with playing at Celtic is something we all strive for. We enjoy it and we want to keep being successful.
“Each day we give 100 per cent in training and we keep grinding on.”
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