Celtic boss Ronny Deila believes the media will continually link Kieran
Tierney with a move to England as the defender continues his progress.
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The 18-year-old produced an assured display when winning his
first Scotland cap in a 1-0 victory over Denmark at Hampden on
Tuesday.In the aftermath of his international debut, he was mentioned as
a £5m target for Southampton, who have signed Victor Wanyama, Fraser
Forster and Virgil van Dijk from the Hoops in the last three years.
But Deila has laughed off the rumours insisting Celtic Park is the only
place the young left-back should be looking at as he continues to
develop his career.I can tell you one thing, that is not the last club
you come up with, said Deila ahead of the Premiership clash with Hearts
on Saturday.When you are playing for the Scotland national team at 18
years old and you play regularly for Celtic, of course the clubs will be
after him.
Kieran
Tierney impressed on his Scotland debut against Denmark
But he is going to stay here, that is the best thing for his
development. Now, he just has to have the consistency, play all the time
and be a very important player for us.I didnt get to see the first half
at Hampden, I only saw the second but I got told he did well. I spoke
to Gordon (Strachan, Scotland manager) and he was satisfied and I am not
very surprised by that.He showed what we have seen at Celtic, he is
ready at this level. He is a young kid, mentally strong, physically
strong and has adapted unbelievably quickly.Why? He works really hard
every day in training, he is a humble guy, respectful, keen to learn new
things and very disciplined. I am so happy for him but at the same time
he has a lot to improve. He knows that himself.
Deila expects Aberdeen to maintain title
pressure on Hoops Tierney joined skipper Scott
Brown, goalkeeper Craig Gordon, utility player Charlie Mulgrew and
striker Leigh Griffiths on duty with the senior Scotland squad.The club
had 33 players on international duty at various levels, and Deila
believes that is testament to the quality of the squad at the Scottish
Premiership leaders.Deila said: It is very good and it makes me proud.
And also they won both games and that is a good thing for Scottish
football.We are Scottish and we want to be the best club and we also
need the players in the national team. I think there was a statistic
that said we had over 30 players in various national teams, you cant be
disappointed in that.
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It is a positive thing, it says that there is a lot
of talent here.Celtic have drawn twice with Hearts in the league this
season, while beating their opponents at Tynecastle in the League Cup,
and Deila expects another tough encounter in the Sky Live clash.After
hosting Hearts, Celtic visit Dundee on Tuesday night before facing
Motherwell at Fir Park next week.Deila expects title challengers
Aberdeen to win their two matches against Hamilton and Hearts before the
split, but insists his side are up for the challenge. We can see the
finishing line so it is going to be a good game tomorrow. We need to
keep on winning football games, added the Norwegian.I think they will
win every game and we will have to do the same. We have been very
consistent and we have to keep on the same way.
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return to the Charlotte Bobcats bench next season because of a painful
back condition he says was caused during an assault last year in Las
Vegas.LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Defending champion Jason Dufner, suffering from
a neck injury and struggling just to swing a golf club, pulled out of
the PGA Championship just past the midway point of the opening round.
After making a triple-bogey 8 on the 10th hole, he shook hands with
playing partners Y.E. Yang and Keegan Bradley, a good friend, and
returned to the locker room.
"Theres no point to be out there hacking it around," he said before
climbing into a courtesy car alongside wife Amanda and driving away from
Valhalla Golf Club. "Its just pointless."
Dufner ranked eighth among players battling for a spot on the U.S. Ryder
Cup team. Had he held on -- qualifying ends this week -- Dufner would
have been guaranteed a spot. He previously said hed be willing to skip
the FedEx Cup playoffs to be healthy for the Sept. 26-28 matches in
Scotland. But he said the Ryder Cup was a "secondary" concern right now.
Asked when he might return to golf, Dufner looked disconsolate.
"It could be next month, next year, 2016," he beegan, "but not until Im
healthy.
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Dufner has been coping with two bulging disks in his neck since the
Masters in April. He has tried to play through the pain this season, and
had an injection before playing in the Bridgestone Invitational last
week. But he said the worsening pain, coupled with "fatigue, tightness
in the shoulders and a dead arm" finally convinced him to walk off the
golf course.
"It gets progressively worse. You lose strength, speed ..." Dufner said
his voice trailing off.
He said he couldnt even be sure at the moment what course of treatment
to pursue to deal with the injury.
"Ive tried ice, exercise, injections, pills. You name it, Ive done it
all in the past month. The only thing I havent done," Dufner said, "is
rest it."
A reporter asked whether having won the first major of his career at Oak
Hill in 2013 made this blow easier to absorb, Dufner just shook his
head.
"Last year was last year," he said. "Nobody remembers who won it last
year."
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