Ure said that Callum McGregor is his inspiration before disclosing what the Celtic captain and the manager, Nage Postecoglou prior to the 6-5 win over Rangers.
Ure said, “Hopefully I’m the same and this can continue,” the teenager said. “He’s a great role model. He plays the
“Hopefully I’m the same and this can continue,” the teenager said. “He’s a great role model. He plays the same position as me. I can look at his game and try to take bits from it and add it to mine.
“The way he conducts himself on and off the pitch is remarkable and he’d a great role model for me.
“He’s someone I aspire to, the club captain and a perfect example of what it takes to become a professional football player and the captain of Celtic.
“He wished us good luck, and told us to stay calm and play our game which we tried. We tried to play our game and stick to the style. I thought attacking wise we did.
“The way our rotations work and the way we play… But defensively, the whole team needs to get better. With those wee changes it would be the perfect performance.
“The manager just said the same – good luck, stay composed, nothing changes.
“At the end of the day it’s a game of football. If we play our own game we know that we can beat anybody on our day but our performance needs to come and I thought tonight in an attacking sense we showed that.”
And speaking of Callum McGregor, young Ure was in awe of his hero, “He plays position as me. I can look at his game and try to take bits from it and add it to mine.
“The way he conducts himself on and off the pitch is remarkable and he’d a great role model for me.
“He’s someone I aspire to, the club captain and a perfect example of what it takes to become a professional football player and the captain of Celtic.
“He wished us good luck, and told us to stay calm and play our game which we tried. We tried to play our game and stick to the style. I thought attacking wise we did.
“The way our rotations work and the way we play… But defensively, the whole team needs to get better. With those wee changes it would be the perfect performance.
“The manager just said the same – good luck, stay composed, nothing changes.
“At the end of the day it’s a game of football. If we play our own game we know that we can beat anybody on our day but our performance needs to come and I thought tonight in an attacking sense we showed that.” [Football Scotland]
There is not doubt that young Ure is a talent after his Man of the Match performance on Wednesday. We will definitely be keeping an eye on the young man as his career develops at Celtic.
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