Goal hero Rogic lifted by 'winning culture' at Celtic

Tom Rogic says the confidence from winning the treble at club side Celtic has boosted him after he smashed a stunning winner for the Caltex Socceroos in the 3-2 win over Saudi Arabia in World Cup qualification on Thursday night.

WRAP:  Juric and Rogic on target in crucial win

Caltex Socceroos 3-2 Saudi Arabia; as it happened in the official match centre

He spoke to Fox Sports after the game.

THAT STUNNING WINNER

It wasn’t bad! I thought it [a goal] was coming. We started to get on top in the second half and I just wanted to get the boys on the right way and we got the win which was the most important thing.

Tom Rogic celebrates with Aaron Mooy after scoring against Saudi Arabia.

FIRST HALF

We made it a little difficult for ourselves in the first half but we showed our quality and limited them in the second half to too many chances.

HALF TIME TALK

Nothing was said. We just need to stick to our structure and keep playing the way we train and in our philosophy. And we got the rewards in the second half. Everyone was still calm and composed in the sheds at half time and that showed in the second half.

The Caltex Socceroos squad for the upcoming FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Japan and Thailand will be trimmed to 23 on Wednesday.

BIG FEW WEEKS AT CLUB AND NOW COUNTRY LEVEL

It’s been fantastic. It’s always a different  set up coming into camp and always a proud moment. Coming in off the back of a good season a successful one where you’re  in a winning culture and you get used to winning trophies, it can’t but help here. 

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