The Celtic YouTube page has uploaded a video of Stephen Welsh talking about Celtic’s opening match of the pre-season. 

Celtic started their pre-season preparations yesterday when they faced Ayr United away at Somerset Park. With several players still out due to international duties, and the want to integrate players into the first team, Brendan fielded a squad of mixed-experience, with some players from the B-team making their first appearance for the first team.

Stephen Welsh reflected on this and admits that even though it’s only a pre-season match, there is still a certain degree of pressure put on the new players when making their first appearance for the first team. In the absence of Callum McGregor, Welsh wore the captain’s armband for the first half of the game.

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