Scotland coach Craig Levein insists he will not gamble on Kenny Miller’s fitness for Saturday’s Euro 2012 qualifier in Liechtenstein. Captain Darren Fletcher has been ruled out with tosillitis, although he could make Tuesday’s match in Spain. Cardiff City striker Miller still has a chance of recovering from a minor groin tear for the match [...]
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Craig Levein believes his Scotland side must improve on their last meeting with Liechtenstein to maintain their hopes of Euro 2012 progress. The Scots only defeated the Group I minnows a year ago thanks to Stephen McManus’s dramatic 97th-minute winner at Hampden. “We don’t need any evidence to show that, if we are not at [...]
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James McArthur has been called into the Scotland squad for the qualifying matches against Liechtenstein and Spain. The Wigan Athletic midfielder has been drafted in as a direct replacement for Robert Snodgrass, who has returned to his club after picking up an ankle injury that ruled him out of the forthcoming internationals. Scotland assistant manager [...]
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Scotland captain Darren Fletcher has been ruled out of Saturday’s Euro 2012 qualifier against Liechtenstein. However the Manchester United player, who has tonsillitis, may yet be in contention to face Spain on Tuesday. Wigan’s James McArthur has been called up to the squad after Robert Snodgrass withdrew with an ankle injury. There are also doubts [...]
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Gary Caldwell says Scotland expect to take full points from their Euro 2012 double header, despite facing the world champions on Tuesday. Craig Levein’s side travel to Liechtenstein and Spain with the aim of beating the Czech Republic to a play-off spot from Group I. Scotland have eight points from six matches, but Caldwell believes [...]
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Scotland assistant manager Peter Houston has urged Scotland to forget their Euro 2012 showdown with Spain and concentrate on beating Liechtenstein. The squad travel to Vaduz on Thursday before facing the world champions in Alicante three days later. And Houston believes the match against Liechtenstein will be as difficult as facing the best side in [...]
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Darren Fletcher is the latest fitness doubt ahead of Scotland’s Euro 2012 double-header against Liechtenstein and Spain after being hit by illness. The Scotland captain and midfielder is suffering from tonsillitis and has yet to make the journey from Manchester to join up with the squad. Craig Levein’s side travel to Vaduz on Thursday ahead [...]
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Scotland assistant manager Peter Houston says “it will be difficult” for striker Kenny Miller to be fit to face Liechtenstein on Saturday. But Houston is “hopeful” that he will make Tuesday’s game against Spain despite the groin injury that forced him out of Cardiff’s weekend game. “Certainly, Kenny is more than hopeful and is still [...]
Continue reading …Kenny Miller will travel with the Scotland squad for Saturday’s Euro 2012 qualifier against Liechtenstein. Miller had a scan on a groin injury picked up in Cardiff’s loss to Hull. The striker will continue to be assessed by the national team’s medical staff before any decision is made about his participation in Vaduz. Rangers defender [...]
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Striker Kenny Miller’s participation in Scotland’s two vital Euro 2012 qualifiers looks to be in doubt after he suffered a thigh injury on Saturday. The Cardiff City forward, who has scored 15 goals in 57 international matches, hobbled off just 10 minutes into his team’s 2-1 defeat at Hull. The Scottish FA’s doctors will assess [...]
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