Rangers ace Ryan Jack told what he must do to land Scotland Euro 2024 ‘dream’ as ‘every incentive’ verdict shared
Ryan Jack must continue “turning it on” for Rangers if he wants to land a place in Scotland’s Euro 2024 squad, according to the Daily Record’s Andrew Newport.
The journalist noted that the midfielder registered just 89 minutes across three appearances in his nation’s recent qualifying campaign.
For Rangers, Jack has made 16 appearances in all competitions so far this season, with the 31-year-old scoring twice.
“It’s been an electrifying campaign for Scotland that has supercharged hope and expectation amongst the Tartan Army going into next summer’s Euros,” Newport wrote for the Daily Record. “But Ryan Jack knows he’ll have to continue turning it on for Rangers if he’s to keep his Deutsch dream sparking.
“The Ibrox midfielder has two masters to serve as we head into a crucial second half of the season. At club level, he’s only just fought his way into new Gers gaffer Philippe Clement’s plans and with a Viaplay Cup final berth at stake in two and a half weeks’ time, the 31-year-old has every incentive to continue powering through for the Belgian.
“But looking longer ahead, Jack is fully aware he’ll have to maintain his recent impressive Light Blues output if he’s to surge past his competitors for a slot in the 23-man Euros squad Steve Clarke is taking with him to Germany.”
Big ask
Clarke and his players have really enjoyed themselves lately, with their displays in the most recent qualifying campaign coming in stark contrast to many miserable moments not so long ago.
Jack has certainly been in and around the action, but the Gers midfielder has found it hard to break into the team, mainly due to the talented players that Clarke has at his disposal.
Callum McGregor, a fierce rival of Jack at club level, and Premier League stars John McGinn and Scott McTominay will be very hard to overtake in the pecking order. Youngsters Billy Gilmour and Lewis Ferguson meanwhile will more than likely make the cut next summer.
The man in the dugout will have many big decisions to make when it comes to finalising his squad, and all Jack can do now is continue to impress under Clement at Rangers, with a trip to his former club Aberdeen up next.
In other Rangers news, one Gers ace is now undroppable for both club and country as a Michael Beale failure is underlined.