Liverpool defender Andy Robertson is hoping to make history with Scotland at Euro 2024 and he has a fan in Ange Postecoglou.
The Tottenham Hotspur boss enjoyed a fruitful and successful spell during his days at Celtic, including winning the Treble.
That spell in Glasgow for the outspoken coach has resulted in Ange Postecoglou admitting that ‘I am on the Scotland bandwagon’ at this European Championships in Germany.
After getting thrashed and humiliated by Germany on the opening night of Euro 2024, Steve Clarke’s side bounced back by fighting their way to a point against Switzerland.
Celtic captain Callum McGregor received a lot of criticism for his opening performance, but he answered those critics by providing the assist for Scott McTominay’s goal against the Swiss, as John McGinn and Robertson were also back to their best.
But now, if the Scots beat Hungary on Sunday in their final group game, then there is a strong chance that they progress to the knockout stages of a major tournament for the first time in their history.
Postecoglou stated that they will ‘relish’ this opportunity against the Hungarians and he highlighted the performances of certain players.
The Greek-born Australian namechecked the likes of Andy Robertson and Callum McGregor and how they were back to harassing their opponents and playing with ‘real energy’, as he told ITV Sport.
And Postecoglou feels another dose of that makes Scotland a ‘good bet’ to create history.
Scotland v Hungary at Euro 2024
“I have to declare, I am on the Scotland bandwagon,” said Postecoglou. “I follow them since I was up at Celtic for a couple of years.
“They got blown away in their first game. It’s always hard when you are facing the hosts, the first game of the tournament, it could go either way and the hosts could be nervous. But you could see that Germany were really flying. That’s probably as passive as I have seen the Scottish team in quite a long time.
“Their strength, and they showed it in the second game, it’s just the capacity to run, harass and real energy. Robertson, McGinn, McGregor, Billy Gilmour and McTominay. If they can bring that, then they can cause any team problems. I think they will relish that (against Hungary). Spoken about making history, and getting through the group phase (for the first time in their history) and I think they are a good bet for that. I do (miss the Scotland fans). That’s part of the reason I am on the bandwagon. The atmosphere they create.”
Can Scotland progress at Euro 2024?
It’s all great people waxing lyrical about Scotland’s response to the Germany defeat, but they still didn’t win.
They now have to find their shooting boots and stop gifting goals to their opponents because they have done that in their two games.
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You suspect the same XI that started the last game will line up for the final game, apart from the forced change of Kieran Tierney missing out after his tournament-ending injury.
There have been some suggestions that Tierney could possibly return to Celtic, but another injury has further dented his chances of making a move this summer, especially if his injury is serious.
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