ST JOHNSTONE SCOTLAND RETURN IS

The Premiership Player of the Month will watch the national team take on the might of Belgium tonight from the comfort of his own armchair, but the Saints striker is determined to maintain his sizzling form and earn a crack at Ronaldo and Co in October

St Johnstone’s Tony Watt is plotting a stunning Scotland recall after being named Ladbrokes Premiership player of the month.

The in-form forward has made a dream start to his McDiarmid Park career and hopes it can lead to a place back in the national set-up.

Watt has received one previous cap for his country, coming off the bench in a 2016 friendly match against Czech Republic in Prague.

The 24-year-old knew a call from Alex McLeish for tonight’s friendly with Belgium and next week’s Nations League opener against Albania was unlikely.

But he is determined for his fine form in Perth to continue in order to muscle his way into the fold for next month’s Nations League clash with Israel and a friendly against Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal.

“I want to get back into the Scotland squad,” Watt said. “There’s no secret about that but it is going to be hard.

“I have to play games consistently and score goals. But I believe I can do that so hopefully I can get involved.

“Who knows, if I can score a few goals this month I might make the next squad.

“There’s always a place for players doing well and the manager has shown that with some of the guys he has called up.

“When the old manager was there he would keep in contact and let you know what he wanted you to do.

“But it is a new set-up and I was out for six months. I’m sure the boys who have been called up were told what to do and that is understandable.

“It’s like anything, you need to force your way on to the radar.

“The manager has watched players play and train so he knows what they can do.

“He will be happy with them so why pick someone who has done okay for a month?

“A lot of lads are struggling with injuries but everyone has a chance if they are doing well.

“Hopefully I can get back

Tony would love to face Ronaldo’s Portugal in there if I continue to play well.” Consistency is the key word for Watt and he said: “It was amazing when I was capped for Scotland. I was going through a good