Sports Media caption, ‘Now we luxuriate in the likelihood for revenge’ – Hirst
Scotland shall be attempting to search out “revenge” after they face Greece in World Cup qualifiers later this twelve months after they were dumped the total manner down to Nations League B, says striker George Hirst.
The Ipswich Town forward made his world debut off the bench within the secure in Piraeus on Thursday, but struggled to make an affect – along with his crew-mates – as a replace at Hampden in Sunday’s woeful defeat.
And the 26-twelve months-weak is Hirst is hoping his facet can give a bigger memoir of themselves when Greece return to Glasgow in October.
“It’s definitely not the result we wanted and not the result we planned for,” Hirst said.
“We’re going to get the likelihood to luxuriate in revenge on them rather of bit later within the twelve months after they arrive serve for the World Cup qualifiers, so that is the simpler section.
“They’re going to be gargantuan video games and they’ll beef up, we will want to beef up. They would per chance explore at it and traipse underestimating us next time, which if they attain, then beautiful play to them. We’ll be willing for that.
“We didn’t get the result this time, but we’re fortunate enough that we’ve got the chance to go and rectify that in a few months.”
Hirst reflected on an “awesome” week in camp with Steve Clarke’s facet and has his look on the summer season friendlies to “cement” his establish.
“It’s been an incredible week for myself, I couldn’t have enjoyed it more, to be honest,” he added.
“Bar the consequence (on Sunday), it has been entirely superior to be a chunk of it and gaze the blueprint it works. To make my Scotland debut, it has been entirely big.
“I’m fair correct essentially contented to be right here and I hope I will be succesful of attain ample at my club going forward to cement myself within the squad.
“The lads have made me feel so welcome and feel so at home, so that’s been wicked. Obviously, it would have been nice to have topped it off with a result, but that wasn’t to be. We’ve got plenty of lessons to learn.”
