Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou has declared Tom Rogic and Kyogo Furuhashi ‘good to go’ against Motherwell despite their round the world trips over the last two weeks.
Rogic was on Australia duty during the international break, with Kyogo representing Japan. Both travelled to the middle east last week before making the trip to Saitama, Japan for a match against each other.
Now, the Bhoys boss has hinted both will be unleashed against the Steelmen after a vote of confidence in their fitness.
As quoted by The Daily Record, Ange said: “There’s no doubt I was delighted when Kyogo wasn’t in the starting line-up for Japan. I was quite happy seeing Tommy jog off with no issues, that was my biggest delight.
“Tommy has been doing it for years and he knows his own body, how to deal with things.
“The players are professional in how they recover. Kyogo came back on Wednesday, had a lighter session and then a more intense one today. They are both fine and ready to go.”
Nir Bitton was given the nod against Aberdeen instead of Rogic and it could be argued there was a better balance to the midfield. It was also useful to have the Australian ready to come on as an impact sub.
However, given Ange’s comments, it seems likely his compatriot will be given a starting berth at Fir Park today.
It could mean David Turnbull drops out against his former club, but we could also see a very attacking line-up that tries to open up a lead on the home side early.
All eyes on that team news at 1:45 pm.
In other news, Celtic Predicted XI vs Motherwell after Ange’s promising squad update.
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