{"id":2625,"date":"2026-06-11T07:00:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T07:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/racingsport.xyz\/?p=2625"},"modified":"2026-06-11T07:00:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T07:00:32","slug":"world-cup-scotland-motivated-by-euro-2024-hurt-ryan-christie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racingsport.xyz\/?p=2625","title":{"rendered":"World Cup: Scotland motivated by Euro 2024 hurt – Ryan Christie"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Christie isn’t the only one to have such hopes. A nation is waiting patiently.<\/p>\n

It’s down to the standards set by Christie, his team-mates and head coach Steve Clarke – who “completely changed the set-up” of the national team.<\/p>\n

“When I first joined international football, I know I was a bit younger and probably a bit quieter, but I was counting down the days until I could go back home,” the 31-year-old explained. <\/p>\n

“It’s the polar opposite now. If we’re meeting up on a Monday, everyone flies up on the Saturday night to spend an extra day with each other – it’s brilliant.”<\/p>\n

Key to that is the trust Clarke has in his players. Most know he’s as loyal as they come on the pitch, but off it is as important for Christie.<\/p>\n

“He puts a big amount of trust in us in terms of if we have a day off and play golf or something, there’s full trust that we’re not going to take advantage,” he added. <\/p>\n

“Boys that are going to the World Cup now have been on a journey of five, six, seven years with the manager. <\/p>\n

“I think after the Denmark game was one of the rare times I’ve seen him properly smiling and enjoy himself a little bit, which was cool to see. For us as players, we knew how much it would mean to him to tick that off his list.<\/p>\n

“For me, he’s got to go down as one of the great, great Scottish managers of all time.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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