James McFadden defends Anthony Ralston in the aftermath of Andy Robertson’s conduct during Scotland’s victory over Poland.

James McFadden defends Anthony Ralston in the aftermath of Andy Robertson’s conduct during Scotland’s victory over Poland.Anthony Ralston will return to Celtic with a renewed sense of energy. The Celtic right-back is not a fixture on the domestic stage;

however, he started back-to-back matches for Steve Clarke in the UEFA Nations League this past week for Scotland.Scotland secured two victories from two, with Andy Robertson, a Celtic fan from his childhood, earning a stoppage-time winner against Poland on Monday evening.

Thus, Scotland has been granted a relegation lifeline in the UEFA Nations League and will now be required to compete in a two-legged match in the spring to determine their status in the top division.

Ralston played the entire game when Scotland defeated Croatia 1-0 at Hampden on Friday night, and he played 76 minutes in Poland. However, the 26-year-old faced significant defensive pressure throughout the encounter, and James McFadden defended him.

James McFadden laments that Andy Robertson “should have known better” following Anthony Ralston’s defensive blunder. Although John McGinn scored the opening goal early on, the Scotland players were under significant duress and had to remain resolute.

In the first half, Scotland’s backline nearly conceded a goal to their opponents after an errant pass from Robertson and subsequent ineffective defending from Scott McTominay and Ralston, prior to Poland’s equalisation in the second half.

McFadden expressed his dissatisfaction with his captain, as he stated in an interview with BBC Sport, rather than considering the role Ralston played in the incident.

McFadden stated, “I am aware that McTominay and Ralston are capable of achieving greater success.” However, it is incumbent upon Robertson to exercise caution when employing that square pass. One of them is required to assume responsibility; however, they are unable to do so. The warning sign is that.

In reality, that should be the leveller.Ralston’s statistics during Celtic’s victory over Poland Alistair Johnston is Celtic’s starting right-back, and, unfortunately for Ralston, the Canadian is currently playing his most brilliant football.

However, these performances on the international stage are undoubtedly beneficial, and they guarantee that Brendan Rodgers’ engine remains in operation as a bench player. Ralston’s performance in Poland was rated a respectable 6.83 by WhoScored, allowing him to maintain a high profile.