Celtic: Martin O’Neill will be delighted as Viljami Sinisalo strikes perfect balance with Finland games completed

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The Scandinavian outfit have not qualified for this summer’s World Cup, and they only have one more friendly against Germany at the end of May, before their assignments are complete until September. Sinisalo played second fiddle to Monaco’s Lukas Hradecky for their final fixture in March’s international break, and that will have been music to the ears of O’Neill and his staff.

VISIT THE CELTIC MATCH HUB MORE FOOTBALL INSIDER STORIES Viljami Sinisalo workload managed effectivelySinisalo began the campaign as a distant number two to Kasper Schmeichel in Celtic’s goalkeeping department, as he would have expected most of his assignments to have come in the domestic cups. With that in mind, O’Neill will be delighted with the way that Sinisalo’s international break has played out, with Finland’s games now completed.

He played and performed well in their first encounter, before being given a watching brief in the second clash, and that saw him strike the perfect balance between keeping himself in form, but also not having to endure the sort of workload that could have put him at risk of injury.Sinisalo could force summer U-turn at CelticFootball Insider revealed earlier in March that Sinisalo could get the number one spot at Celtic, which would then see the club alter their transfer plans slightly. He has impressed the hierarchy at Celtic Park with his displays in recent weeks, and sources have indicated that they could turn their focus towards signing a new back-up if he continues to perform.A new goalkeeper is set to come through the door regardless of his form or the managerial situation come the summer, but the level of that addition appears to be in Sinisalo’s hands.