Scotland 'have to be hungry' to overcome Austria
Scotland have to be "hungry" in tonight's Nations League game against Austria, says former goalkeeper Gemma Fay. It's a new dawn for the SWNT with new boss Melissa Andreatta taking charge of her first game as they search for their first points of this Nations League A campaign. The Scots have lost all four of their Nations League games so far, most recently suffering hefty, back-to-back defeats to Germany. Former Scotland keeper Fay is hopeful of seeing an improved Scotland at Hampden tonight. "We're going to be hungry, we're going to be at them," Fay told the BBC's Scottish Football podcast."And that's what I hope we see tonight is an aggressive Scotland, because that's one of our real strengths - being aggressive out of possession, winning the ball back and then using our quality on the counter. "That was always kind of what we did when we had Kim Little and Julie Fleeting and I'm not harping back to the days of old. I'm just saying that was a recipe for success."And we still have those types of players. We have Erin Cuthbert, Kerr and Weir. We have Martha Thomas up front. We've got some exciting young talent, players like Kathleen McGovern working her way in, who thrives on counter-attacking football."McGovern joined Hibs from Edinburgh rivals Hearts last summer and was an important part of the squad that lifted their first SWPL title in 18 years. "McGovern's been at a breath of fresh air this season," Hibs assistant, and former player, Joelle Murray told the Scottish Football podcast. "She's had an unbelievable season. She's someone who, off the pitch, can galvanise the team. She's very central and she's a core member of the team. She'll pick you up if you're down."So from that side of things, an unbelievable person. But as soon as she steps on onto the pitch, it's very much business. It's go time. And I love that about her. "For someone so young, she's so mature. She got 25 goals across the season. And I'd like to think if she gets a chance tonight she'll take it because she's extremely clinical in those situations."
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