This Saturday evening, Celtic travel to Hampden Park with the hopes of reaching their second consecutive League Cup final and potentially clinching their fifth League Cup victory in the last six years.
Celtic‘s impressive performance was evident last weekend, as they disposed of their semi–final opponents with a 2–0 victory at home. With a bit more accuracy, the bhoys in green could have sealed a 6–0 win on another day.
Anticipation is building regarding the Celtic team and starting lineup that Ange Postecoglou will task with getting to the final of the competition.
One major choice the manager did have might have been taken away from him in the past ten days.
During the tournament so far, Benjamin Siegrist has earned his only two appearances for Celtic. However, the Swiss stopper was missing from the Celtic squad last weekend, with Scott Bain coming in as a backup on the bench.
In the past ten days, the manager‘s decision to start Benjamin Siegrist in goal may have been taken away from him due to the goalkeeper‘s absence from the squad. Scott Bain‘s inclusion on the bench against Kilmarnock last Saturday suggests that Siegrist is unavailable.
We haven’t had any explanation for Siegrist’s exclusion from the SPFL tie against Kilmarnock, but you have to assume he’s injured.
On Friday afternoon, we will find out if Benjamin is fit and able to take part in the upcoming match against Killie. If he is, it will be interesting to see whether manager Ange Postecoglou selects him or opts to play Joe Hart, the team‘s number–one goalkeeper. It appears that Postecoglou was giving the former Dundee Utd man the opportunity to shine in the League Cup, so Benjamin would likely have been chosen.
If our backup goalkeeper is fit, would you start Benji?
