HACKING through the mud. Intense shooting drills. No, that wasn’t Hyeongyu Oh’s response when asked what he expects life to be like in Scottish football and under Ange Postecoglou at Celtic, but going by the content of his national service stint, he may well be perfectly cut out for it.
The South Korean striker has described his move to Glasgow as a dream, and when you hear what he went through during his time back home in the army, it is little wonder he feels that way.
Such was Oh’s ambition to make it in European football that he actually asked to take on his duties early so that he could concentrate on his career. All South Korean men must complete 18 months of national service by the time they are 28, but by 21, Oh had risen to the rank of sergeant before being fully discharged.
