SCOTLAND STRIKER STEVEN Fletcher says he is looking forward to going up against Sunderland teammate John O’Shea when Scotland take on Ireland in a Euro 2016 qualifier in Glasgow on Friday.
The 27-year-old goalscorer and the Irish defender are regular rivals during training sessions at the Premier League club, but this will be the first time they have gone head-to-head at an international competitive level.
Fletcher has been in top form of late scoring twice in the Black Cats’ 3-1 victory at Crystal Palace last Monday and playing his part in a hard-fought 1-1 draw with Everton on Sunday.
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He has warned 33-year-old O’Shea he will be doing him no favours with the Group D qualification race hotting up.
“I am looking forward to it, to be fair. I have been running rings around him in training, so if I could do it in the game, it would be fine,” he said.
“I was pleased with my performances with Scotland [last month]. I was unlucky not to get a goal, but I was happy the way I played, and hopefully I can keep my place for the next game.”
Scotland’s Steven Fletcher has been ‘running rings around’ John O’Shea
SCOTLAND STRIKER STEVEN Fletcher says he is looking forward to going up against Sunderland teammate John O’Shea when Scotland take on Ireland in a Euro 2016 qualifier in Glasgow on Friday.
The 27-year-old goalscorer and the Irish defender are regular rivals during training sessions at the Premier League club, but this will be the first time they have gone head-to-head at an international competitive level.
Fletcher has been in top form of late scoring twice in the Black Cats’ 3-1 victory at Crystal Palace last Monday and playing his part in a hard-fought 1-1 draw with Everton on Sunday.
He has warned 33-year-old O’Shea he will be doing him no favours with the Group D qualification race hotting up.
“I am looking forward to it, to be fair. I have been running rings around him in training, so if I could do it in the game, it would be fine,” he said.
“I was pleased with my performances with Scotland [last month]. I was unlucky not to get a goal, but I was happy the way I played, and hopefully I can keep my place for the next game.”
- © AFP, 2014
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