Stark hails Wilson's Gers impact

But the Scotland Under-21s' head coach insists he fully expected the 18-year-old to flourish in the Ibrox first team when given his chance.Stark spotted the star quality and maturity in the youngster when he handed him the captain's armband for the Under-19s.He could now hand him his debut at the next level when Azerbaijan come calling in Tuesday's UEFA Under-21 Championship qualifier.Wilson has made 15 first-team appearances so far this season for the Glasgow giants, including debuts in both the Champions League and Old Firm derby."Last summer, I don't think Danny would have thought that was something that was going to happen," said Stark."But football throws up things like that at times and the main thing is that he's grabbed his chance."Being a young centre-half for the Old Firm is a very difficult job but he has a great temperament and it's no surprise to me that he's actually flourished in the Rangers first team."I don't think it would be too gushing to say that, I think he has done better than anybody could have expected."He is still at a young stage in his career and that experience he has got is going to help him in years to come, there is no doubt about it."The young Scots romped to a 4-0 win against Azerbaijan in Baku in their last outing back in November.And a win against the rock-bottom side at the Falkirk Stadium would allow them to move into pole position in Group 10 before facing top seeds Belarus and Austria in a crucial double-header in September.Stark added: "I imagine the players would feel good about themselves having worked their way into a good position in the group."We want to try to maximise that in this game."The performance and result over there was exceptional and I say that because we need to make sure that we realise it's still a tough game."It's a game we are expected to win, we understand that, but we also need to understand that we need to produce that level of performance to win the game."They are a good group and that's been the pleasing thing, they have understood what's been required from them to do well in the games we have played so far."We want to try to reinforce that they still understand that and they can use it on Tuesday night."

Source: Team_Talk