A number of Celtic players are currently serving as international representatives for their respective countries before they head back to the team later this week.
It’s been a strangely quiet few days, but some interesting things that have happened to some of our Bhoys make for interesting reading.
Canadian defender Alistair Johnston, who played the full ninety minutes in Les Rouges’ 2-0 victory over Trinidad and Tobago in the CONCACAF Nations League final round, has reason to celebrate after helping the team qualify for Copa America.
Daizen Maeda also survived the entirety of Japan’s 1-0 triumph over North Korea last week; however, the match that was supposed to be played tomorrow in Pyongyang has been postponed [Guardian].
Other than stating that the game was put off due to “unforeseen circumstances,” the Asian Football Confederation has not provided an official explanation for the postponement, culminating an odd sequence of events.
Both Anthony Ralston and Greg Taylor, who are in Scotland’s camp, flew to Amsterdam during their 4-0 loss to the Netherlands. Ralston played 16 minutes off the bench [Transfermarkt].
Celtic’s Anthony Ralston speaks from international camp
Ralston and Taylor will now be involved in preparation for Scotland’s friendly against Northern Ireland tomorrow evening following the Tartan Army’s disappointing late collapse against the Netherlands.
The 25-year-old has opened up on the defeat, indicating his frustration at his side’s inability to get themselves on the scoresheet despite having 13 shots during the affair [BBC Sport].
