Source: FOOTYMAD
Levein Willing To Cast His net Wide
Scotland is well known for being represented in nearly every country in the world. That could mean we have players eligible to play for Scotland out there. Craig Levein is not bothered how far he has to search to find talent that is eligible to play for the national side. Levein has confirmed that American teenager Jack McBean - whose parents are Scottish - is just one of a number players he is keeping on his radar. The world is Levein's oyster as he tries to strengthen the pool of players he has at his disposal. He said: "If you look at some of the best international teams in the world, they are drawing players from Europe, South America, from all over the globe. So it doesn't really concern me if somebody is playing their football outside the United Kingdom. That isn't a concern for me. We are looking quite extensively, all over the globe almost, to try to find the people who are eligible to play for the national team." With the transfer season open for business, Levein will be keeping tabs on where his current pool are going to be playing in 2011-12. He said: "I have no input, as you can imagine, to where any of the players go. It's purely selfish, looking at it from the Scotland national team's point of view, but I would like to have all of our players playing at the highest level possible. If any of our players in our squad gets a move to a Premier League club in England, then that's a good thing for me and it's a good thing for the national team. To be represented at the highest stage helps the player. There will be, I'm sure, a number of our guys who will move on this summer." Blackpool midfielder Charlie Adam has emerged as a key player for Scotland and Levein believes he must stay in the Barclays Premier League to fulfil his potential. He said: "No disrespect, I think Blackpool have been excellent for Charlie, as he has been for them. But he has progressed to a level where, I would imagine, there would be interest from Premier League clubs." The Scotland manager also feels that Craig Bryson - who won his first cap against the Faroe Islands last November - will gain in experience from moving from Kilmarnock for Derby. Levein said: "Derby are a big side and Craig himself obviously moved because he felt it was a step up. He's one who has been involved in the squad up until now. He's in a difficult position because that midfield area is probably the strongest part of the national team. To push into that part of the team is extremely difficult. I brought him into the squad because I believe he is progressing and I think this move to Derby County will help that progression. The challenge for Craig will be to try to push his way into the squad."
