Everything Celtic captain Callum McGregor said to the media ahead of their match versus St Johnstone on Saturday…
How impressed have you been with the Celtic women’s team during your time at the club?
It’s been excellent. I was chatting to Elena outside and they are full of confidence about the game. They are 1-0 up from the first leg. It is growing and growing and the level has got better every year. That culminated in them winning the league for the first time last season and they have a huge chance on Wednesday to get to the Champions League group stage. I know they are all delighted and looking forward to the chance of doing that. Here’s hoping they can go and do it.
What would it mean to the club generally if they were to go on and do it? Would that add to the feel-good factor that surrounds Celtic at the minute?
That’s it. It continues to add to it. The one thing with Celtic is everyone who is here knows the expectation is to be playing elite-level football and being in the elite-level competitions which the Champions League is. It is very difficult to get there and you need to play a number of top teams to get yourself in there. They have done great. It is all about trying to take that last step. I am sure with the confidence they have started the season with there is no reason why they can’t do it. They will know how difficult the game will be. Everybody has faith in them to go and do it. That just continues the feel-good factor that is at the club.
You are a seasoned European captain for Celtic. This would be a first for the women’s team in terms of the group stages. What would your advice be as they stand 90 minutes away from achieving that goal?
It is such a huge opportunity and I am sure they will feel that themselves. In these moments you trust your teammates and you trust what the manager is asking you to do. They understand where the game is at and they got a positive result but it is still balanced as well. It is just about trusting each other and going out and delivering in the big moment. I am sure they will. Elena’s building a really strong squad on the back of winning the league last season. It is all set up for them to go and do it. Everybody wants them to do it. They just have to trust each other and give their absolute all and see where that takes them at the end of the game.
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