Scotland have played down fears captain Andy Robertson suffered an injury after coming off early during Scotland’s first training session in Germany ahead of Friday’s Euro 2024 opener.
Steve Clarke’s men took part in an open training session in the Stadion am Groben in Garmisch-Partenkirchen where hundreds of locals turned up in the rain to see Scotland being put through their paces.
However, there was some concern when Liverpool left back Robertson had to go off and Hearts striker Lawrence Shankland did not take part in the full session either.
Physios raced onto the training field to attend to the skipper, who many feared could become the latest and most serious injury concern for Clarke, however No 2 John Carver has since allayed fears over the Liverpool star’s fitness.
‘Andy Robertson’s fine, it was a precaution really,’ he told the media on Monday.
Andrew Robertson was forced to leave Scotland training prematurely after handing his side a potential new injury headache
He was seen leaving the open training session after physios raced on to attend to the captain
Assistant manager John Carver later revealed that the player ‘is fine’ and left training as a precaition
‘The ball just caught his ankle and he’ll be fine to train tomorrow.
‘At this stage we’re going to be extra cautious but he’s okay, he’s fine and he’s looking forward to training tomorrow.
‘It’s never nice [to see] especially with the luck we’ve had but he’s in good form so he’s fine.’
Midfielder Stuart Armstrong returned to training after recovering from a muscle injury and went through an individual programme.
Clarke is already without the services of Lyndon Dykes, Ben Doak, Lewis Ferguson, Aaron Hickey, Nathan Patterson and Jacob Brown.
Steve Clarke’s men took part in an open training session in the Stadion am Groben in Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Scotland kickstart the tournament alongside hosts Germany on Friday, officially getting the ball rolling for the highly-anticipated summer competition.
They will then face trips to Cologne to take on Switzerland on June 19, before a June 23 meeting with Hungary in Stuttgart.
