Excitement is taking over Scotland as we get closer and closer to the kick off of Euro 2024 where the Tartan Army will head to Berlin for the opening match against Germany.
It will be the second major tournament for Steve Clarke and a group of players who are fast establishing themselves as a ‘golden generation’ of talent. The likes of Andy Robertson, Scott McTominay, Callum McGregor, Kieran Tierney and many more have been key figures for the Scots for a number of years now.
However, a football career doesn’t last forever and what about the next generation of talent? Using the popular game Football Manager 2024 we fast-forwarded ten years into the future to take a look at how the Scotland team might look. As anyone who has played the game will expect, the squad did feature a number of re-gens (computer generated players created by the game to replace real life players who age out and retire) but we have managed to compile a 26 man team of real life players who were all in or around the national team picture as of the summer of 2034.
This is how the Scotland squad could look in ten years time with multiple current Hearts and Hibs starlets making the grade as full internationals:
5. RB - Calvin Ramsay
The 20-year old has already had a taste of senior international football and although injuries have stalled the early parts of his Liverpool career he still has plenty time to reach his potential | SNS Group
6. RB - Rory Whittaker
Already featured in the Hibs first team at just 16-years old and has represented Scotland at youth level. With Patterson and Ramsay set to be in the prime of their years in a decade we will need Scotland planning for succession | SNS Group
7. LB - Aaron Hickey
The 21-year old is used a right back by Scotland for now but when Andy Robertson hangs up his boots it looks likely he will revert to his favoured position on the left | SNS Group
8. LB - Josh Doig
Has been involved in Scotland squads without being capped yet but the 22-year old does have significant competition at the moment. His time will surely come despite suffering relegation from Serie A this season with Sassuolo | SNS Group