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‘Not too far away’: Steve Clarke says he’ll call up 25-year-old Celtic player to Scotland if injuries hits
Away from the domestic football business for a bit, some people may have noticed that the Scotland squad for the upcoming international doubleheader was announced yesterday.
Manager, Steve Clarke to face Cyprus and England yesterday morning with the surprise exclusion of Celtic defender, Greg Taylor.
Taylor has 10 caps for Scotland and whilst he has the likes of Kieran Tierney and Andy Robertso𝔉n to contend with, he has been involved in Steve Clarke’s set-up of late.
But now, he finds himself sitting this in🍃ternational📖 break out. But the Scotland manager hasn’t completely closed the door on Taylor being called up for the September doubleheader.
Clarke said [], “If y🐽ou notice, I’ve probably gone a little bit top-෴heavy with more forwards than I normally do because I want to go to Cyprus and win the game.
“So I’ve g♒oneꦜ top heavy. But I always have good cover in the left-back area. Obviously, I’ve got Kieran (Tierney), Andy (Robertson) while Aaron Hickey can go there if required.
“I spoke to Greg, he’s fine. He’s not too far away from selection. If I pick up an injury in one of those defensive positions♒ then he can be in the squad before we meet up.”
Thಞat won’t be much of a consolation for the Celtic defender. Whilst his form this season has dipped, Taylor was a crucial part of the Celtic side that won a treble last season and in Scotland’s charge to winning their UEFA Nations League group.
Tಌaylor earned caps in the matches against Armenia, Ireland and Ukraine (x2) in which he helped Sco🥃tland top the group.
But🤪 now, he’s back on the outside looking in as Steve Clarke looks to take Scotland one step closer to qualific🐬ation for next year’s Euros 2024 with a win over Cyprus next month.
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