Source: Team_Talk
Crosas enjoying first-team chance
Spanish midfielder Crosas has endured a stop-start career at Parkhead but has found himself back in the team in the past week due to an injury to Scott Brown.[LNB]The 21-year-old, who joined the Hoops from Barcelona in the summer of last year, had mixed fortunes in his two recent appearances, with Celtic suffering a shock Co-operative Insurance Cup defeat to Hearts before bouncing back in the Scottish Premier League against Kilmarnock.[LNB]Crosas looks certain to keep his place for Thursday night's make-or-break Europa League clash with Hamburg and he told Celtic View: "Every footballer wants to play and this season has been difficult for me at times.[LNB]"I have just been trying to work hard every day on the training ground with my team-mates and also to take my opportunities on the pitch and try and do my best.[LNB]"That's what I have tried to do against Hearts and Kilmarnock, although I can't say I was happy about the Hearts game last week because we lost and we're out of the cup.[LNB]"Personally, I think I have done quite well.[LNB]"It's not easy when you are not getting games and then you start a game you are not at your best, but that's why I have to keep working every day in training and try to keep my chin up.[LNB]"It's not that I have to make an impact when I do play.[LNB]"It's just that I have to try and show the manager, the staff and the fans my kind of game and what I can give to the team.[LNB]"It's not like I have to go out and score a hat-trick, because that's not my work.[LNB]"I have to go out and do my best in all my games and do my job."[LNB]Having suffered defeats at Hapoel Tel Aviv and against Hamburg at home as well as drawing with Rapid Vienna, Celtic are on the brink of being knocked out from Europe.[LNB]But Crosas said: "When we played in Israel, we were much better in the first half, and the only thing we didn't do was get the second goal.[LNB]"Had we done that, the game was over.[LNB]"Even in the games against Hamburg and Vienna it was little things which counted against us. But we can do well."[LNB][LNB][LNB]
