Celtic forward Patryk Klimala will start up top for the Poland under-21s side on Friday evening.
The Hoops frontman hasn’t started a competitive match yet this campaign – although he has registered a solitary goal against Hamilton.
Neil Lennon infamously left the 22-year-old out of his starting line-up for the Ferencvaros qualifier – playing Ryan Christie instead.
Lennon later claimed Klimala wasn’t match fit, but it seems his condition isn’t a problem for his boss at international level.
Klimala will start up top in the 5pm kick-off against Estonia – and Celtic were keen to let their supporters know of the news, although they may have been surprised by the reaction from some fans.
Klimala needs game time
The replies are relatively light-hearted, but with a tinge of anger still remaining from the Ferencvaros defeat.
Celtic fans still can’t see what Lennon was thinking not playing a striker against the Hungarians – and it will take a fair bit of time for the frustration to go away.
It’s good to see the forward starting though. He needs minutes under his belt to get right up to speed.
This international break could work wonders for his Celtic career as, if he performs well, it should be pretty hard for the Celtic boss to refuse him game time.
Hopefully Paddy to show us what he’s got over the next few international matches – ahead of his return to Scotland.
In other news, James Forrest has been speaking about the prospect of playing against his brother Alan this season
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