John McGinn targeting better days with Scotland after winning best player award

Scotland midfielder John McGinn believes they’ve realized from previous errors as they put together for this summer season’s Euro 2024 qualifiers.

Steve Clarke’s males wish to construct on a flying begin to their qualifying marketing campaign after beating Cyprus and Spain of their opening fixtures. Scotland play Norway in Oslo on June 17 earlier than internet hosting Georgia at Hampden three days later.

Final June Scotland missed out on a World Cup place once they misplaced at residence to Ukraine within the play-offs, earlier than struggling a 3-0 Nations League defeat by the Republic of Eire.

They did comfortably beat Armenia twice in the identical camp and in the end received their Nations League group however they wish to enhance their preparations for the newest post-season schedule.

Aston Villa captain McGinn, who has been voted the William Hill males’s worldwide participant of the 12 months by the Scottish Soccer Writers’ Affiliation for a fourth consecutive season, mentioned: “It was a totally uncommon expertise for all of us having such an vital recreation and the hole in between. We didn’t do a coaching camp final 12 months so this 12 months we’re doing it.

“We don’t know if that’s going to convey a change however that’s one thing we have now to try to tackle. We’re very happy to do this, practice away, preserve ourselves match and provides ourselves the absolute best likelihood of successful these two video games.

“Whether or not that may have modified the end result final 12 months, I don’t know. However that’s the signal of the expansion of the squad, not solely us on the park. Off the park we’re studying from our errors. That’s us coming collectively.”

Actual Madrid midfielder Caroline Weir received the Glen’s SFWA girls’s worldwide participant of the 12 months award.

The 27-year-old marked her 98th cap for Scotland with a aim within the 4-0 win at residence to Costa Rica in April.

Weir mentioned: “I’d prefer to thank everybody who voted for me and I’m actually proud to just accept the award. I’d prefer to thank my team-mates and the employees I work with all through the season.”