Rangers midfielder Connor Barron being called up to the Scotland squad this week is an unbelievable opportunity for him, according to Scot Gemmill.
The Scotland under-21s head coach, speaking to PA Sport on 4 September about Barron and Josh Doig’s debut call-ups, has stated that it’s extremely important for them to take their chances and establish themselves as regulars in the senior set-up.Barron moved to Ibrox on a free transfer this summer after his contract at Aberdeen expired in June.
“It’s definitely positive,” the under-21s head coach, a former Nottingham Forest midfielder and Scotland international, said of Barron and Doig’s call-ups. “That’s why this team exists, to develop young players. It’s brilliant for the players and I view it that it shows the players have been doing well, not only for us but at their clubs as well. I definitely see it as a positive.
“We’re all football people and we know how it works. Young players get their opportunity whether it’s through a first-team player being injured, suspended or ill, and then it’s up to them to take the opportunity.
