Jordan Rhodes made a big impression on the Scotland fans when he scored on his debut for the senior Scotland squad when they played Australia last month. He is hoping both he and Scotland can build on that 3-1 win when their World Cup qualifying campaign opens on Saturday. With Scotland not over capacity in the striker department it was not a surprise to see that Rhodes had retained his place in Craig Levein's squad. Rhodes is looking forward to Scotland hosting Serbia on Saturday, followed by Macedonia next week. Rhodes said: "It was great to be part of it and great to be involved against Australia. I thought we played really well on the night and it is great for your development to come in to a team alongside players of that ability. It is not just the character they show on the field but off the field; the charisma of the senior players such as Charlie Adam, Gary Caldwell and James Morrison. There were a few new players against Australia and having that experience around you gives you a tremendous insight into what it takes to succeed at international level. It is great to learn from the senior players and hopefully I can take what I have learned into the qualifiers if I am fortunate enough to be involved." Scotland hope to get a good start to their campaign in a group that also includes Wales, Belgium and Croatia. Rhodes went on: "This week it is about focusing on the task in hand and that's getting off to a good start against Serbia and getting us into contention early. People talk about how many points we need here or there but it is not important - we will need as many points as it requires for us to qualify. All I know is that the squad assembled by the manager will be doing their utmost to get off to the best possible start."
Source: FOOTYMAD
