Gordon admits concerns

12 March 2009 09:25
Craig Gordon has admitted his struggle for first-team football at Sunderland has made 'the Scotland situation difficult'.[LNB] Gordon has not played a Premier League match for the Black Cats since last November after failing to reclaim his place from Hungarian shot-stopper Marton Fulop following an injury.[LNB]Scotland face Holland in a World Cup qualifier on 28th March and Rangers keeper Allan McGregor is thought to be in pole position to start the game.[LNB]Gordon told the Daily Record: "The Scotland situation is difficult. We have a couple of Premier League games before the Holland match, so there might be other chances for me to play yet.[LNB]"I've played 35 times for the national team and (Scotland boss) George Burley knows me well from our time working together at Hearts.[LNB]"I still don't see myself as being behind anybody and I'm sure Marton sees it the same way.[LNB]Relationship"That was always going to be the situation when you have two international goalkeepers fighting for one place in the side.[LNB]"There is a situation here in that we both want to play, and there is nothing wrong with that. But whoever is not playing is going to be very unhappy indeed - that's the way it is.[LNB]"All I can do is focus on doing my job and hopefully I'll get my place back as quickly as possible.[LNB]"There's no problem with the relationship between Marton and myself. We're colleagues and we get on just fine.[LNB]"But in any situation like this, it is just going to get very competitive."[LNB]

Source: SKY_Sports