‘We have the chance for revenge’ – Hirst
Scotland will be looking for “revenge” when they face Greece in World Cup qualifiers later this year after they were dumped down to Nations League B, says striker George Hirst.
The Ipswich Town forward made his international debut off the bench in the win in Piraeus on Thursday, but struggled to make an impact – along with his team-mates – as a substitute at Hampden in Sunday’s woeful defeat.
And the 26-year-old is Hirst is hoping his side can give a better account 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 chance to have revenge on them a little bit later in the year when they come back for the World Cup qualifiers, so that’s the better part.
“They’re going to be big games and they’re going to improve, we’re going to have to improve. They might look at it and go underestimating us next time, which if they do, then fair play to them. We’ll be ready 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 side and has his eye on the summer friendlies to “cement” his spot.
“It’s been an incredible week for myself, I couldn’t have enjoyed it more, to be honest,” he added.
“Bar the result (on Sunday), it’s been absolutely awesome to be a part of it and see how it works. To make my Scotland debut, it’s been absolutely massive.
“I’m just really delighted to be here and I hope I can do enough at my club going forward to cement myself in 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.”
