Carl Starfelt’s Celtic resurrection was rewarded with Sweden’s recall for decisive World Cup settlement
Celtics’ Carl Starfelt has been recalled by the Swedish national side after a series of impressive performances for Premier League leaders.
The midfielder appeared to be outside the international picture in the middle of an overwhelming start to his life in Scottish football after his move of 4 million pounds from Rubin Kazan last summer.
But in recent months, Starfelt has won the trust of Ange Postecoglou through his partnership with Cameron Carter-Vickers.
He now seems to be among the first names on the Australian’s team list despite Christopher Jullien returning in full form.
Starfelt’s cool performances at the heart of Celtic’s defense have seen Hoops concede the least goals in the league so far this season, and Sweden’s manager Janne Andersson has clearly noted that.
Starfelt has not made a senior appearance for his country since October 2020, but he will join forces with Zlatan Ibrahimovic and co for the upcoming decisive play-off in the World Cup semi-final against the Czech Republic later this month, with Starfelt hoping to add his existing four caps. .
Starfelt has previously said that he feels “comfortable” in Celtic XI after a tough start: “I think we play well. We do not give the opposition too many chances.
“I feel like we have a lot of players in good shape too. I feel like I’m in good shape and I enjoy my football.”