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going and not to drop my head because you want to play in finals and I want to play in every game. He knows that.
“I want to play in them all and he told me to keep going. Now, physically, I feel it is the best I have been, the way I have been working in pre-season.
“I feel fit and ready and excited about this season with the work I have been putting in on the off season.
“Last year was a quick turnaround. We had two weeks off and then back in.
“This year I have had a good break and managed to get in a lot of relaxation so I am ready.”
Sinclair and his colleagues need to get going quickly because the Champions League qualifiers offer an instant examination. With four rounds of matches before the group stage Celtic face their biggest test to make it.
Sinclair though has good reason to be bullish about the challenge. In both of his previous campaigns he’s performed and scored vital goals in these key matches.
The first test comes on Tuesday with a gruelling night in the heat when Rodgers takes his team to face Alashkert in Armenia.
Sinclair can’t wait to get going even though it will be 40 degrees. The winger scored in his final game of the Austrian tour against BW Linz with the gauge nudging over 30 but looking ahead to Yerevan he said: “We’re getting used to this heat but it’s going to be tough. I’ve only felt that before beside the pool in Dubai!
“I’ve scored a lot of big goals in the Champions League qualifiers and enjoy the big games. As players that’s the games you want to play in.
“I ’m excited and looking forward to the season.”