Source: Team_Talk
Levein: Give McGregor a chance
Craig Levein hopes the Tartan Army lay off returning goalkeeper Allan McGregor in Scotland's friendly against Sweden in Stockholm.[LNB] The Scotland boss confirmed the Rangers number one will make his international return 17 months after he was handed a lifetime ban by the Scottish Football Association for his part in the infamous 'boozegate' incident which occurred during George Burley's tenure.[LNB]Levein said: "I haven't picked my whole team yet but I can say Allan will play.[LNB]"I'll be honest, we will need to defend well and Allan will need to be good for us to come away from here with a clean sheet.[LNB]"I hope the punters are good with him. He made a mistake, held his hands up and admitted he was wrong.[LNB]"But I asked him to come back and he was delighted. He told me he was desperate to come back.[LNB]"I hope he doesn't get stick from the fans but if he does then he is more than capable of dealing with it.[LNB]"He has been bubbly and made some great saves in training. He's got a smile on his face and he's looking forward to the game.[LNB]"Everyone knows what happened in the past and when he declared himself ready to come back and play he knew there was a chance that one or two fans might give him a bit of stick.[LNB]"But these guys who have played at Rangers are used to dealing with pressure.[LNB]"It was the same for Kris Boyd when he came back the last time and he got a pretty decent reception. I'm hopeful it will be the same for Allan."
