THE most agonising choice most people face on a long-haul flight is deciding which in-flight movie to watch and whether to go for beer or wine.

For Tom Rogic, though, long-distance travel is a far more serious business than that. From wearing compression socks to ward off the threat of deep-veined thrombosis, to being disciplined about his sleep, hydration and nutrition, the 23-year-old Celtic midfielder leaves nothing to chance.

And no wonder, as the midfielder has the kind of summer itinerary ahead of him which even Phileas Fogg or Michael Palin would take their travel agents to task for.

A total of 45 days, give or take, will elapse between Celtic's participation in the William Hill Scottish Cup final on May 27 and their first Champions League qualifier on the 11th or 12th of July, and this 23-year-old from a suburb of Canberra will be going around the world for most of them.

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The Socceroos' extensive summer 2017 programme commences with a crucial World Cup qualifier against Saudi Arabia at the MCG in Melbourne on June 8.

Five days later comes a glamour home friendly against Brazil. And from there it is straight to the Confederations Cup tournament in Russia - the time-honoured dress rehearsal for next summer's World Cup - where they will face Germany, Cameroon and Chile in the group stages. Should they go the distance, Rogic could be required to play in the final in St Petersburg on July 2 as little as nine days before Celtic face their opening Champions League qualifying tie.

"You always want to be ready to play, so you do the best you can recovery-wise on the plane to make sure you are in the best possible shape," said Rogic, ahead of tonight's trip to Aberdeen, an opponent whom he has scored against in three separate meetings this season. "You try to get used to the time zone you are going to by being disciplined with your sleep. Obviously you have to be careful with what you are eating, as always, knowing what is best for your body, nutrition-wise, and hydration. Just make sure you are getting into a routine of being a good professional because it helps. And compression garments to help your circulation. I wear all these things. It is modern football - you get used to it."

"There are no months off now where players can just go off and do what they want," he added. "You look at the top players in the world, playing for the top countries, and they don't get a break. They are playing 70, 80 games a season. We have had a busy schedule and a lot of games here, but it is just modern football and you just get used to it."

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Rogic could have no time whatsoever for a break with his family this summer, but thankfully from Celtic's point of view he feels he has already had one - the four months he spent on the sideline this season recuperating from injury. With a similar scenario awaiting next summer should Australia be successful in their World Cup qualifiers and return to Russia for the real thing in the summer of 2018, the only genuine opportunity for some serious downtime will come in January's winter break.

There will be plenty of water under the bridge before then, of course. Not least the small matter of tonight's match with Aberdeen, which promises to be a stern examination of the club's unbeaten domestic record. Rogic has scored in all three of his matches against the Dons this season - including a crucial opening goal in the BetFred Cup final - and the man christened 'the Magic Man' by Brendan Rodgers hopes to cast the Pittodrie side under his spell yet again.

“I still look at this as a very successful season," said Rogic. "I was going great and then came a bad tackle and the season changes. But it’s good to be back playing. We’ve already won a couple of trophies and what is coming up in the next few weeks is huge.

"Aberdeen is always a tough test and since I’ve been at the club they have been our toughest competition," he added. "It’s hard playing away to them but if we focus on ourselves and get in the right mindset we can win the game. The last few games I’ve managed to score against them but this is a new game so that counts for nothing. He [Rodgers] calls me that [the Magic Man] all the time and it’s funny. But you’d need to ask the other boys what they think about it!”