Callum McGregor, wey be Celtic captain, don yarn about how pre-season camp dey important for the team to prepare well for the season wey dey come. According to am, as veteran wey don see many pre-seasons, e know say this stage na critical time to set things moving.
McGregor talk say the standards wey the players carry na wetin go carry them through the season. E say: ‘A lot of the time what carries us through is the standards and I always try to say that to the players – it’s what we hold ourselves accountable for.’
The Celtic captain explain say even though football get many variables, the one thing players fit control na to hold each other accountable to the highest standard. E believe say if dem do am enough times, e go build successful teams.
For the training camp wey dey happen for Portugal, McGregor praise the work rate and application of the players, including the young ones. E say dem dey get to the level of wetin dey required, and overall the camp don dey positive.
The camp go conclude today (Tuesday) with a friendly match against Sporting CP. After that, Celtic go face back-to-back home fixtures against Middlesbrough and AC Milan before the Premiership campaign kick off next month with a home game against Dundee.
McGregor talk say for every pre-season trip, e don yarn say at some point the team go face test, character go be tested. E say: ‘It’s how we react and deal with pressure and deal with setbacks. A lot of the work that you do in pre-season when you’re tired, when the sessions are long, it’s finding that mental strength to get through it, and that’s what will carry us through difficult moments throughout the season.’
About the game against Sporting CP, the Celtic captain talk say e be test against Champions League opponents, and that’s where dem want to dey. E say dem go into the game believing the way dem do last year, with strong performance and victory, to build winning habit as early as possible.
