Jack MacKenzie will swap a front row seat on the bench for a more familiar spot on his couch when Scotland return to Nations League action this week.
But the Aberdeen ace insists his first taste of national service last month has left him hungry to get back to the table on the international front as soon as possible.
MacKenzie knows he will need to raise his game to another level if he’s to shift some of the quality left back options who have become part of the furniture in Steve Clarke’s squads.
The 24-year-old was drafted in for last month’s double header against Croatia and Portugal after Celtic’s Greg Taylor withdrew with injury.But Taylor is back to challenge skipper Andy Robertson for the left side berth in defence as Scotland look to save their League A status against Croatia and Poland.
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