Rhodes Breaks Silence Regarding Team GB, Scotland & Celtic

Jordan Rhodes was very close to being selected in Stuart Pearce's Team GB Olympic football team a few weeks ago but unfortunately he narrowly missed out and was placed onto the standby list. The Huddersfield Town striker has today given everyone an insight into his own feelings about missing out on the Olympics;

"It was a huge honour even to have been considered for the Olympics, and I’ll be supporting both the men’s and women’s teams all the way. Taking part in the Games would have been a great learning experience, but it wasn’t to be, so I’ll be giving my full focus to continuing our pre-season preparations."

"Had I been involved, I’d have been away from the club for a period of time, so at least I will get a good run of training and friendlies under my belt, and that’s important."

Jordan Rhodes equalised for the terriers in Huddersfield's second pre-season friendly against Kilmarnock which ended 1-1 the other night and the striker was delighted to be back on the scoresheet;

"It’s always good to see one go in, and I thought that as a team, we did okay. We passed it about well at times, and you have to remember that because their season starts earlier than ours they are that bit ahead of us in terms of fitness and sharpness. They are a good side who won the Scottish League Cup last season, and I thought we adapted to the speed they played at pretty well."

With Huddersfield Town touring around Scotland a lot of the talk has been about if Rhodes will make the Scotland team for their World Cup campaign. Jordan answered these questions when speaking to The Examiner earlier;

"If a call to the full squad came, it would be a huge bonus, but at the moment, my thoughts are with the 21s and the European Championship qualifying campaign we’ve got on. We have two games remaining, and we know that if we win both, we’ll get to the finals in Israel next summer. I know the 21s missed out in the play-offs two years ago, when Scott Arfield was involved, so to get there this time would be fantastic."

Jordan Rhodes finished as England's top goalscorer last season and has since been linked with numerous clubs. The latest of which is Scottish giants Celtic;

"I don’t pay too much attention to the stories. I’m proud to be a professional player for Huddersfield Town, and I’m ready to continue giving my all for the club."