Delight for Scotland's Cuthbert after long summer of recovery
Erin Cuthbert expresses joy and relief at making her first appearance of the season in Scotland's impressive 2-0 win over Czech Republic.
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"It's so good. It's been such a long summer. It's always great to come on and play for my country again - I'll never take it for granted when I get a serious injury."
— Erin Cuthbert , Athlete
"I'm just glad to get back on a football pitch. The relief, the amount of self-doubt that you have, the amount of stress - am I going to be back to the same level, how am I going to perform, is my knee going to be alright? All those things run through your head."
— Erin Cuthbert , Athlete
"I have an enormous amount of respect for her."
— Erin Cuthbert , Athlete
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Erin Cuthbert expresses joy and relief at making her first appearance of the season in Scotland's impressive 2-0 win over Czech Republic.
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