Kevin Thomson makes Scotland case as Peter Houston foresees few problems

By Roddy Forsyth Published: 11:07PM GMT 01 March 2010

In excellent form: Rangers" Kevin Thomson, though he is carrying an damage Photo: REUTERS

The prophecy was done by Peter Houston, partner to Craig Levein, who suggested that the Scotland physical education instructor was tender by the approach Thomson whose career has been disrupted by prolonged spells of damage contributed to a critical win in the pretension race.

"Sometimes you need a player to have a symbol on a diversion and by that I meant removing good, solid, satisfactory tackles and Kevin Thomson, prior to to his knee injury, was a tip man for Rangers," pronounced Houston.

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"Hes a illusory player and I thought he was one of the most appropriate on the representation on Sunday for the approach he proposed the diversion and done tackles.

"You see for players similar to that in your organisation who gets others personification turn about him and I think Kevin Thomsons got the capability to do that and additionally play, since hes got an capability to pass the ball.

""Kevin has usually got one cap, especially down to injuries, but hes someone who I think could be a big player for the inhabitant organisation if he maintains the sort of form we know he can achieve.

"He can do lay in front of the counterclaim and let others fool around and an additional who can do that is Lee McCulloch. I think Lee has been marvellous for Rangers by violation things up, personification it simple, removing on the finish of things in the box and scoring goals, as youve seen at set plays, but Kevin with his capability to get and pass the round can presumably do that as well.

"Weve got to see at the big design and contend at this theatre that in the Euro qualifiers the formula are some-more critical than how we get them. Yes marry similar to to go out and perform and fool around

4-4-2 and get wingers and full-backs overlapping and interesting but you see the general theatre is unequivocally close and parsimonious and the organisation thats got the most appropriate strategy on the day will win the game.

"It additionally helps if youve got the most appropriate players but I overtly think when I see at the midfield, for instance, and see Scotty Brown, Kevin Thomson, Darren Fletcher, James and Barry Robson whos still scoring goals, despite in the Championship weve got an contentment of great players who can take the ball.

"There are five Ive referred to who could simply begin on Wednesday though were hapless with Lee, who looks as though he could miss it and theyre all great players. Lee is positively unfortunate to get behind in to the squad.

"He incited up at the organisation road house on Sunday night limping. That shows the commitment. We watched him baggy off at Ibrox but it shows his suggestion and perspective that hes here.

"I do overtly clarity that they are seeking brazen to a purify begin with the new manager. Its similar to when a new physical education instructor comes in to a club, there is a mutation about it.

"Sometimes you see a greeting with players seeking to have certain theyre involved. I sensed that last night when we got together."

McCullochs lapse and that of his Ibrox bar mate, Kris Boyd has by no equates to been zodiacally welcomed by the Scotland support, a little of whom hold that the pair, along with the former Rangers captain, Barry Ferguson, and goalkeeper, Allan McGregor, should never have been postulated an freedom for past misdeeds or warding off to be deliberate for selection.

When James McFadden was asked if it was a regard that the Tartan Army competence conflict adversely to Boyd and McCulloch if fit the Birmingham City midfield player laughingly replied: "Thats their regard not mine.

"Seriously, the fans are entrance to await Scotland, not to have a go at anybody. Im certain there will be a little sections that will give them a bit of hang but they are big sufficient and nauseous sufficient to take it, differently they wouldnt have come back.

"Personally I get on well with Lee McCulloch, so the unequivocally great to see him back. Lee and Boydy are great for the sauce room and great about the place so Im blissful to see them behind and Im certain it will have a certain outcome on everybody else.

"We didnt begin well in the last debate and we have a difficult opener in this group. We only need to have certain were rebuilt and fool around to the turn we can do.

"Its not an easy organisation but we were never going to get an easy group. Its going to be tough but well be ready for it. We have Spain in there but you wish to fool around opposite the most appropriate players.

"Spain are a big nation and the great that we have one [Liechtenstein] we havent played prior to and can experience something different. We have the players.

"Weve regularly has a decent patrol of players and we need to hold and have confidence. Thats a big piece of football, when you fool around with certainty the simpler and better.

"We need to win some-more games and get some-more points thats the greatest doctrine we need to learn. We need to be tough to kick and have certain were battling for each round and each point."