Celtic ace believes teammate 'isn't far away' from call up, ex-Rangers man says why Clement 'can't be sacked'
A Celtic star could get an international call up.
We saw the return of the Scottish Premiership at the weekend - Celtic got back to winning ways against Hearts, while Rangers could only muster a stalemate against Dundee United at the Ibrox Stadium. What is happening around Scotland’s top division today?
A Celtic player has explained how the squad would be elated if one of their top stars earned a call up to the Germany national team - meanwhile, a former Rangers player opened up on how it would be difficult for the Rangers board to ‘sack’ head coach Philippe Clement.
James Forrest says Celtic squad would be ‘delighted’ to see Nicolas Kuhn earn Germany call up
Nicolas Kuhn is currently in the form of his life at Celtic. Not only has he been performing beyond expectations in the Scottish Premiership, he has also stood out in the Champions League - notably, he scored a brace in Celtic’s previous European encounter against RB Leipzig.
His performances could earn him a call up to the Germany national team - should this happen, teammate James Forrest says the rest of the squad would be ‘delighted’ for him.
Speaking in an interview featured in The Herald, Forrest said: “If you ask anybody in the changing room, they'd be delighted if that happens. I think everyone would be if he got that call up. He'll probably say he just needs to keep doing what he's doing until March. He won’t be far away.
“Fair play to him. Obviously it was difficult when he came in in January. I know what it's like as a forward player at this club. You're expected to get goals and assists, you're expected to play well, every week.
“It's a real credit to him, the way he's come back since pre-season. He's been at it from pre season every game. His numbers are unbelievable. All the boys are buzzing for him, and you can see the confidence in him as well.”
Andy Halliday explains why Rangers ‘can’t’ sack under fire Philippe Clement
Rangers fans have begun to turn on Philippe Clement - the Light Blues sit third in the Scottish Premiership league table, 11 points behind league leaders Celtic. Furthermore, they are also eight points behind second placed Aberdeen.
Something needs to change at the Ibrox Stadium - and several members of the Gers’ fanbase have pointed the finger in Clement’s direction. Nevertheless, former Rangers player Andy Halliday has explained why it would be difficult for them to sack him at this stage in the season.
Speaking with Clyde 1 Super score board, Halliday said: “I’ll never sit here and say a manager should be sacked. I’ll never do it and I never will, but Rangers offered Philippe Clement in a position where they can’t sack him right now?
“I think John Bennett was pretty open about it at the time that he doesn’t want to see these managers recycled when it comes to the Autumn time. We were recycling managers when we were eight points behind Celtic not eight points behind Aberdeen. There is so much to work though.”