The major Scotland boost amid mounting injury woes as Steve Clarke ally drops James Forrest Euro 2024 hint
dailyrecord.co.ukSteve Clarke has been given a few headaches he could have done without ahead of this summer’s German adventure. But Scotland no.2 John Carver reckons watching Callum McGregor roar back to his very best is the perfect boost after a serious of blows.
The national side coaching staff will this morning announce their extended 28 man squad for the Euros, which will be whittled down to a final 26 for the main event.
Losing Premier League aces Aaron Hickey and Nathan Patterson and Serie A star Lewis Ferguson wasn’t part of the gaffer’s long term plans.But at one point there was real concern he would also be hopping on board the plane without one of his key men in midfield, with McGregor on the Celtic sidelines and facing uncertainty over his fitness.
The Parkhead skipper battled back from an Achilles injury in record time to be fit for the title run in. But there were still nagging doubts he was playing through the pain barrier and he might eventually run into it before Germany.Talk was rampant about summer surgery and Scotland missing out, but Carver insisted that was never going to happen.
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