Phillip Cancar hopes he’s finished sufficient to warrant being within the Lions beginning line-up after they tackle Rangers of their Premiership opener on Saturday.
The Aussie ace got here on as an early substitute within the Premier Sports activities Cup win over Kelty Hearts and put in a person of the match efficiency.
The 21-year-old was bundled over contained in the field on 11 minutes with Sean Kelly duly changing the penalty earlier than he bagged his first objective for the membership within the closing phases within the 2-0 win.
Cancar, who was a sixth minute alternative at left-back for the injured Cristian Montano after the Colombian sustained a head knock, admitted video games in opposition to the Glasgow giants have been a big a part of the attraction of a transfer to Scotland.
He mentioned: “These are the kind of video games as a child you dream of. A full stadium enjoying in opposition to massive golf equipment like Celtic and Rangers. We’re all buzzing and may’t wait. All of us need to play on this recreation.
“We scored two and saved a clear sheet, that’s the principle factor. The penalty and the objective, that’s simply soccer.
“I’m extra comfortable that we received to be sincere and I used to be capable of play. All of us struggle for our place and minutes on the park, that’s what’s good about this membership.
“It’s good that we’re via. We did it slightly bit the exhausting method however we be taught. We saved combating and I believe that’s the principle factor.”
The ex-Western Sydney Wanderers teen is a part of a rising variety of Aussies within the Premiership, one thing he says has helped settle him into life in Scotland.
He commented: “It’s a bit totally different right here. The accent’s definitely totally different, I’m nonetheless studying that.
“And if you guys had excessive temperature, it reminded of me of dwelling. That was only a regular day for me. The boys are telling me it’s going to get colder so I’m excited for that.
“Considered one of my good buddies has signed for St Mirren - Keanu Baccus. All us Aussie boys are excited to be right here. Cammy Devlin is killing it, Nathaniel Atkinson is with the Socceroos. There’s numerous us right here and all of us keep in contact with one another, which helps. It’s an excellent league to be a part of.
“Clearly you’ve acquired Ange Postecoglou at Celtic. He’s superb. All over the place he’s been, he’s received one thing.
“It’s a dream of mine to play below him being an Aussie boy. We’ll see what occurs sooner or later.”
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