Celtic defender Christopher Jullien has sent a message to Hoops supporters ahead of today’s Scottish League Cup final against Rangers at Hampden.
The fixture is likely one of the biggest games of the Frenchman’s career to date, have previously taken part in only one of our derbies.
He performed excellently in that Ibrox test, helping Neil Lennon’s team to a 2-0 victory in September.
A similarly dominant performance today will have us celebrating our tenth successive domestic trophy and Jullien is laser-focused on winning his first in a Celtic jersey, promising fans that the team are “going to give 200%” in their efforts.
One of today’s defining battles could come between Jullien and Colombian striker Alfredo Morelos, who has scored a huge amount of goals already this season.
He’s netted 25 in 30 appearances, scoring against good teams such as Porto in the Europa League along the way. Although he’s never scored against the Hoops, he’s undoubtedly the danger man today if they’re to getting anything from the match.
If Jullien can show his quality and shut the player down, it’ll go a long way to picking up the win from our perspective.
Will the summer signing be one of Lennon’s leaders on the pitch?
Fans are hopeful he can do that and have responded on social media to his pre-match message, urging him to be wary of various factors which make this one of the most unique fixtures in the football calendar.
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