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- Asked how the call-up feels, he says he is over the moon and that he was buzzing when he heard. For a young player it is always a big achievement to play for your country, he says, and he cannot wait for it to come around.
- There was a lot of talk about a call-up after the last squad, he says, and people kept asking him, but he stayed focused on his own game and knew he was not quite there. Now the manager has shown real faith in him and he wants to repay it.
- He says that at Celtic he wants to make his mark and stay in the team, and that it is the same with Scotland. With four games in a three-week camp there are places to be taken, he says, and he hopes for minutes, or even a start.
- What happened in the Champions League was not great for the club, he says, but the Europa League is a big competition. He played a lot of games in it last season and got a lot of experience, and he hopes they can go further this time.
- Asked how much the manner of the defeat hurt, he says you never want to get beaten by your fierce rivals, and that his first Old Firm hurt a lot. It has to be put aside now, he says, because the two meet again on Sunday.
- He says Sunday is a completely different game, with 60,000 behind them at home rather than no away support, and that they will be different for it.
- Asked how the squad reacted, he says there was a lot of deflation. That was not a Celtic team and that was not them on Sunday, he says, and it was negative on their side, so they have to put it away and go again.
I can't go back. I can't change it now, so I need to just get my head down and go again.
Colby Donovan says Celtic must repay the supporters after their 3-0 defeat to Rangers at Ibrox, admitting the performance “wasn’t us” as the Hoops prepare for two crucial games at Celtic Park.
The 20-year-old defender reflects on his first Old Firm experience and the disappointment inside the Celtic squad following the League Cup defeat. Donovan insists the players have taken ownership of the result and believes their Europa League opener against Ferencvaros gives them an immediate opportunity to respond.
Celtic then face Rangers again on Sunday, this time at home in the Scottish Premiership. Donovan expects a different Celtic side and believes having around 60,000 supporters behind them will make it a completely different occasion.
The young full-back also discusses his first senior Scotland call-up under Sebastien Pocognoli, his ambitions to earn minutes and establish himself in the national squad, and the experience he has gained from playing European football and Glasgow derbies for Celtic.
