Press conferenceAndy Robertson on his fitness, Euro 2024 aims and a text from Jürgen Klopp
Andy Robertson is raring to go as he prepares to captain Scotland in the opening match of Euro 2024 against hosts Germany.
The Liverpool left-back is set to lead his country out as the European Championship gets under way on Friday evening and, ahead of the game in Munich, he allayed any concerns over his fitness after he was withdrawn early from a training session earlier this week.
“[I am] physically good, mentally good, looking forward to what’s ahead,” Robertson told journalists at a press conference at Allianz Arena.
“I had an ankle injury from March and I’ve been nursing it a little bit from then on. It’s all good now, we were pretty relaxed about the whole situation but I’m all good to go. Mentally, physically we’re all ready and come kick-off we’ll be 100 per cent.”
Scotland will also compete with Hungary, captained by Dominik Szoboszlai, and Switzerland in Group A and Robertson is targeting qualification for the knockout stages – a feat that would be unprecedented in their history.
The skipper said: “We know that’s what’s at stake. We’ve got a lot of incentive to do well but one is becoming that legendary squad, that has to drive us forward.
“We’ve got a lot of motivation but that one for me is driving us forward. You never know what can happen in the knockout stages but we have to get there first. We have to be at our best in every game and if we can do that, who knows where we’ll be come June 23.”
Robertson last week set a new Scotland men’s team record by captaining the side for the 49th time and subsequently received a message from former Liverpool boss Jürgen Klopp – who, of course, will be backing Germany on Friday night.
“He texted me last week when I broke the record but that was it, all he said was congratulations,” Robertson revealed.
“It’ll be interesting to see who he supports tomorrow – there’s only one answer for that – but I don’t need any advice from him. Hopefully he can enjoy the game but not too much!”
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