IT perhaps says it all about the progression of Greg Taylor that the absence of both Andy Robertson and Kieran Tierney – long regarded as Scotland’s best players – was not as keenly felt against Ukraine on Wednesday night as it once may have been.
The Celtic left-back has had his work cut out for him to make an impact at international level with such talented options ahead of him in the pecking order in his position, but rather than settling for a role as a backup option, Ange Postecoglou says Taylor is determined to instead show that he can reach their world-class level.
There is a strong argument for Taylor to be classed as the most improved player in the country over the past two years, surely now winning over the vast majority of the cynics who doubted he could cut it in either the colours of Celtic or at international level.
