Source: Team_Talk
Whittaker ready to live the dream
Whittaker was on Tuesday called into the squad for the World Cup qualifiers against Holland and Iceland after injuries ruled out his Rangers team-mates David Weir and Kirk Broadfoot.
The full-back has played for Scotland B teams and has been involved in the full squad before, most recently when he was an unused substitute in the goalless friendly against Northern Ireland in August.
But he is yet to experience his first taste of the full international stage.
However, the 24-year-old has played in a total five cup finals for Rangers and Hibernian, including last year's UEFA Cup showpiece against Zenit St Petersburg.
And he is confident he will not let anyone down if given a chance in the Amsterdam ArenA on Saturday night.
"It would be a bit of a dream to make my debut against Holland," Whittaker said. "That would be tremendous if that was to happen.
"I'm just delighted to be involved in some form and hopefully I can impress when I'm there, and some time on the pitch would be great."
He added: "Coming to Rangers you play against teams in the Champions League and UEFA Cup.
"I've got that experience under my belt so that has put me in good stead to play against these type of players. It would be great to be involved in the game.
"The situation we are in means we do need points to qualify. We need to go there in a confident and positive mood and hopefully we can take something from the game."
Whittaker has recently re-established himself in the Rangers team after a knee injury blighted the first three months of his season.
So he was holding out hope that Burley would call on his services.
"I've been reading they were struggling with a few injuries so I knew there was a chance of perhaps getting called up and I'm delighted," he told Rangers World.
"Just recently I've got back in the team and was playing well so hopefully George will have seen that."
Weir and Broadfoot will both miss the Iceland game while centre-back Stephen McManus is a major doubt for the Amsterdam clash.
Alan Hutton is another defender struggling for fitness having only played 70 minutes of reserve football since Scotland's last match, the 1-0 defeat by Argentina in November.
Whittaker added: "The plus side of it being a double header is that you don't know what might happen in the first game.
"People might pick up injuries or things like that. So it's a good one to be involved in."
