I feel like I’m in a time warp.
Fraser Forster at Celtic saying he will push for an England international recall with his exploits at Celtic.
No disrespect to the big lad but 100% focus should be on Celtic at this juncture of his career. Every player aspires to play for their country and Fraser has briefly but given the last two years you would think the goalkeeper is just focused on getting games and clean sheets for a club who play him.
He managed to get a cap for England during his time at Celtic but got more of a look in at Southampton before falling out of favour. The big man has six caps for his country at this point and wants more.
“I’d love to be a part of the England squad. I’d never close that door and I’d always want that to be an ambition of mine.” he told SunSport.
“We went through the Champions League the last time, we’re going through the Europa League this year. It all comes down to me performing the best I can, whether it’s Europa League or in the league.
“If I’m doing that then it forces other people into making decisions. The main thing is I work hard and try to perform well here.
“The profile of the Europa League definitely helps. It’s a very open group at the minute. It’s a very good group to be in, one we really want to get out of.
“There are the big games against big teams and we have a double header against Lazio coming up now.
“They’re the games you want to play in and that’s why we all love it when Celtic are in the Champions League.
“Do I hope Gareth is watching on Thursday? I don’t know his TV preferences! But play as well as I can and the rest will take care of itself.”
Right now, Forster should be making sure he does his best for Celtic and leave everything else to the side. If a cap comes then great but he shouldn’t be looking over his shoulder and pining for it at this moment in his career.
Celtic are going into a hectic period of fixtures and need everyone’s eyes on the prize.
