Fir Park No.2 Stephen Frail believes more international recognition will come for Lennon Miller as the Motherwell midfielder aims to help Scotland’s under-19s reach the European Championships this summer.
The young Scots enter the Elite qualifying round this week with Italy, Georgia and Czech Republic all standing in their way in Group 5.
Billy Stark’s side includes Wishaw teenager Lennon, who has been playing well lately after recovering from a broken patella. The U19s are trying to win their group in order to go to the finals in Northern Ireland.
That will come for the Fir Park phenomenon, Frail believes, and he has commended the former Coltness High School student—the son of former Aberdeen and Scotland striker Lee—for being grounded in the face of all the accolades.
“Lennon has been terrific for us all season,” Frail remarked. It is fantastic to have him back, as the injury likely set him back and took some of the edge off of us.
“His performances against Hearts, Livingston and Rangers shows what he is capable of.
“What is impressive is the humility he shows around the football club
“He is quite level-headed about it all, despite receiving a lot of attention and criticism for his brilliance in setting up Blair Spittal in the goal against Celtic. This criticism was undoubtedly directed at him because he practices it daily in training.
He inherited this amazing quality from his father and his family, and he will only get better as he grows older and becomes a better football player.
“We’re hoping he succeeds more with Scotland. We watch him in training every day, and his play is not the only thing that matters.
“We witness a young man who is committed to improving as a player every day.
“I’m sure he’ll get more recognition on a global scale in the future.”
Scotland’s quest to advance begins today, Wednesday, at 2 p.m. UK time when they take on Italy, the hosts of the Elite Round.
Next up for the Scots are matches against Georgia on Saturday at 11 a.m. and the Czech Republic on Tuesday at 1.30 p.m.
“I know this because I worked with Northern Ireland at the U17 and U19 level,” Frail continued. “These Euros are a big thing at youth level.”
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