Scotland Boss Steve Clarke Talks Doak Inclusion
The young winger is still on his way back from injury.
Liverpool FC’s 18-year-old winger Ben Doak was included in Scotland’s provisional 28-man squad for EURO 2024. It is perhaps surprising to some, as Doak is still on the mend from a frustrating knee injury that has halted his first-team involvement this season.
Scotland manager Steve Clarke said the first warm-up match is against Gibraltar on Monday a week after that, but the player may be involved against Finland at Hampden Park five days after that. If that happens, it would mark Doak’s first senior cap for the team.
Clarke was complimentary of Doak’s abilities but keen to kill any hype before it goes into overdrive:
“At this stage, Ben is the young one who catches my eye if I am being honest. He has got something, attributes that we don’t have in the squad. His searing pace would be one of them.”
“But he has still got a lot to learn, as do all the young boys when you bring them in. Everyone has got to learn. Ben hopefully will be big player for us in the future and maybe this summer he can make a little contribution as well.”
“It is nice that he is involved in the squad, but let’s just keep a lid on things and hope that he develops and turns out to be the talent that we think and hope he can be.”
Let’s all wish Ben a successful recovery, and hopefully a wonderful tournament experience this summer.
Source: liverpooloffside.sbnation.com
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