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    Ralston showing his class, he’s now Scotland’s first pick right back

    David FauldsBy David FauldsNovember 19, 2024No Comments2 Mins Read
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    Poland v Scotland - UEFA Nations League 2024 Nicola Zalewski L and Anthony Ralston during the UEFA Nations League 2024 League A Group A1 match at the PGE Narodowy in Warsaw, Poland, on November 18, 2024. Photo Andrzej Iwanczi
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    Raldo showing his class. His Scotland place is surely now his to lose…

    Anthony Ralston
    Poland vs Scotland – UEFA Nations League Anthony Ralston during UEFA Nations League match Poland vs Scotland in Warsaw Poland on 18 November 2024. Foto Olimpik:jastrzebowski-poland

    Congratulations to Scotland who gave their chances of staying in group A of the nations league a huge shot in the arm after a thoroughly deserved victory in Poland last night.

    John McGinn and Andy Robertson were the heroes

    John McGinn and Andy Robertson were the goal heroes, but the entire team and indeed Steve Clarke deserve great credit.

    Clarke has turned our fortunes around and we once more look like a decent side capable of competing at this level.

    One area that has dramatically improved is the defence, and last night they proved that once more, indeed it took a wonder goal from Poland to breach that defence. It was also the first goal we had conceded in the last three games.

    Anthony Ralston in action against Croatia
    Anthony Ralston of Scotland crossed the ball under pressure from Luka Modric of Croatia during the UEFA Nations League 2024/25 League A Group A1 match between Croatia and Scotland at Stadion Maksimir on October 12, 2024 in Zagreb, Croatia. (Photo by Srdjan Stevanovic/Getty Images)

    Tony Ralston was excellent 

    Each and every player in the defence plus the goalkeeper deserves huge credit for keeping out some of European football’s biggest names, and I include our very own Tony Ralston in that.

    Raldo has become something of a scapegoat amongst supporters of rival clubs, but he’s put in some terrific performances at this level and deserves as much recognition as any other Scottish player.

    Despite not being a regular starter at club level, Tony has done brilliantly on the international scene after a shaky few games and now looks like he fully belongs at this level.

    Anthony Ralston
    Scotland v Portugal – UEFA Nations League – Group A1 – Hampden Park Scotland s Anthony Ralston and Portugal s Diogo Jota battle for the ball during the UEFA Nations League Group A1 match at Hampden Park, Tuesday October 15, 2024. Photo Jane Barlow

    Scotland’s first pick right back

    He may have only been starting the past dozen games or so due to injury problems, but due to his performances the right back position is surely now his to lose.

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    David Faulds

    Founder and editor on Celtic Shorts and publisher on dozens of top quality Celtic books including those on celticstarbooks.com. Publisher on The Celtic Star ahead of its sale. Earliest Celtic memories are a win over East Fife at Celtic Park and the 4-1 League Cup loss to Partick Thistle as a 6 year old. Best game? Easy 4-2, 1979 when Ten Men Won the League. Email me if you'd like to get involved. editor@celticshorts.com

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