Gemmill lets his players do talking

SCOTLAND Under-21 boss Scot Gemmill may come across as the quiet man of football but winger Chris Cadden insists he will have no trouble firing up his side to face England.

The Scots face the Auld Enemy at Middlesbrough’s Riverside Stadium in tomorrow night’s Euro 2019 qualifier.

Gemmill has opted against making bold predictions, preferring to let his youngsters’ feet do the talking.

But Cadden says his tight-lipped approach should not be mistaken for a lack of passion and Gemmill will make sure his team are just as well prepared to face Aidy Boothroyd’s side as they were for last month’s surprise win over Holland.

“The gaffer is very passionate and that rubs off on his players,” said the Motherwell wideman. “He knows the pride involved when you play for Scotland.

“He’s always making sure all the boys have that pride – and we all do. Each of us goes out and plays like our lives depend on it.

“Scot might not be hyping us up outside, but in the changing room he is always telling us we have quality and he’s right. Just look at Oliver Burke, he’s just moved to West Brom for £15 million so he’s going to be a decent player.

“We know England will have to be at the top of their game to beat us.

“Before the Holland game everybody was saying the Dutch were a really good team. But the boys were full of confidence and believed we could get a result. We had a game plan which the gaffer put together and we trusted in it.

“We executed it perfectly and ended up winning 2-0.

“The gaffer has a plan for England and if we execute this one the same as we did against Holland then there’s no reason why we can’t get three points off England as well.”

In Donald Park’s first game in charge, the Under 19s lost 1-0 to France Under 19s in Livingston. Lyon’s Myziane Maolida scored, a minute into the second half of the international challenge match.