Scotland call for Montgomery as Tierney & McLean drop out
Blackburn Rovers midfielder Kristi Montgomery gets a first call-up for Scotland as Kieran Tierney and Kenny McLean drop out of the Nations League squad.
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"He's an amazing young footballer who is playing in the battleground of the match in the middle of the pitch and is generally coming out with the ball after winning every duel he goes into."
— Tony Mowbray , Athlete
Key People
Kenny McLean is a midfielder for the Scotland national football team and Norwich City.
Kieran Tierney is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Celtic.
Montgomery is a Blackburn Rovers midfielder who received his first call-up for the Scotland national team.
Sebastien Pocognoli is a Belgian former professional footballer and the newly appointed head coach of the Scotland men's national team.
English football manager currently in charge of Blackburn Rovers.
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Blackburn Rovers midfielder Kristi Montgomery gets a first call-up for Scotland as Kieran Tierney and Kenny McLean drop out of the Nations League squad.
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