Former Celtic winger Steve Guppy has revealed how hours of lonely practice sessions during the Covid lockdown helped Alistair Johnston become Canada’s answer to David Beckham.
Guppy played a key role in helping coach rookie college draft Johnston to his first team debut in the MLS at Nashville FC. And the Englishman - a key man in Martin O’Neill’s revolution at the turn of the century - has told for the first time how the lessons he learned during three separate stints under the Irishman have fast-tracked Johnston’s progress at Parkhead.
Guppy, said: “Crossing the ball is something I don’t think people work on enough. Little details make all the difference. Many years ago, when I was at Wycome Wanderers, I was a non-league player.
Martin O’Neill got the job and he obviously brought in John Robertson and Steve Walford. “John Robertson was one of the greatest wingers we had ever seen in England and Scotland.