The Scotland boss didn't recognise the Manchester United star he'd first welcomed into the international fold.
Scott McTominay is Scotland’s smiling superstar after the key talks with Steve Clarke that brought back his boyish joy.
“He just said he wanted to see the kid who was happy whenever he first came on the scene and was playing every week. He saw a boy who was smiling all the time. “If maybe I’m looking like I’m sulking a little bit like maybe I was a couple of years ago or a year ago, then they want to know why and want to help you. They’ll say, ‘We’re here to help you, speak to the manager’.
“By speaking to someone, especially the manager because he’s honest and he’ll tell you up front, it can make a significant difference. I just want to do my absolute best for Scotland. People say, ‘You’re a hero’. No I’m not, I’m just a normal boy who is living his dream by playing football. I never look at myself as a hero or anything like that.
“After that conversation,obviously things click a little bit and you just think, ‘You know what, you’ve got one career,McTominay backed up his Cyprus double with another two against Spain three days later as Scotland set sail for Germany. He admits it was another huge boost and added: “I’ve never really lacked confidence, to a certain degree. I’ve always prided myself on how no matter how well I’m doing, I’ll still show myself, I won’t shy away from anything. Sometimes things just click.
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