Former England and Manchester United defender Gary Neville was unreserved in his criticism of Arsenal’s Kieran Tierney after Scotland’s humiliating 5-1 loss to Germany on Friday night in their Euro 2024 tie. Host nation Germany put on a display, almost delivering Scotland its worst defeat in Euros history. Goals by Florian Wirtz, Jamal Musiala, Kai Havertz, Niclas Füllkrug, and Emre Can gave Germany their biggest-ever Euro victory.
When Ryan Porteous of Watford was sent a red card in the first half for fouling Ilkay Gundogan, the situation for Scotland became much worse. Commenting on ITV, Neville said that Scotland let the occasion to get to them, citing Tierney’s early-game actions as a classic example.
Gary Neville Absolutely Slams Kieran Tierney For His Mistake In Euro 2024
Neville said: “They were getting caught up in the first five minutes. What I thought was significant in the first couple of minutes was when Kieran Tierney, playing for Arsenal, celebrated winning a goal kick as if it was the last minute of the game. I just thought, ‘Oh no.’ This is a marathon, this match. You have such a long way to go, and this isn’t a moment to get carried away. I don’t think that would have helped the more junior players in that squad to settle down.”
Scotland still has a shot to get to the knockout rounds with next group matches against Switzerland and Hungary, despite the crushing loss at the Allianz Arena. Over 100 Arsenal appearances later, Kieran Tierney seems to be leaving the team this summer. Having played on loan at Real Sociedad in La Liga the previous season, Tierney has admitted that his future probably lies outside of north London.
Tierney said: “There is every chance,” Tierney recently told The Athletic when asked if he believes he has played his final game for Arsenal. “Look at the squad depth in that position now. They have Zinchenko, Timber, Tomiyasu, Kiwior. Four players can play there. So if I go back and it’s the same as before then I’m not silly, I know the chances are I’ll be leaving.”
Scotland will play Switzerland on Wednesday night in the Euros. Switzerland just defeated Hungary 3-1. To remain in the competition, the Scots will need to gather and concentrate.
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Moreover, Arsenal is stepping up its chase of Victor Osimhen, a striker with Napoli. The ambitions of Arsenal to try to recruit the Nigerian striker in the next days have been revealed by Italian journalist Ciro Venerato. This news follows a difficult time for Osimhen, who had a falling out with Napoli during the previous campaign. He missed a penalty, which the team on social media for the team made into a parody film. The player and the club’s relationship was damaged by this episode.
Osimhen renewed his contract with Napoli in spite of the tension, but he also inserted a gentleman’s agreement allowing him to depart this summer. The Nigerian striker is determined to remain in Europe and has offers from the Saudi Pro League; the Premier League is his next stop. Arsenal seems to be the leader after Chelsea, which had shown interest in Osimhen, appears to have backed off. But his high €130 million release clause worries the Gunners. Arsenal wants to work up a cheaper price. According to Il Roma sources from last week, Arsenal got in touch with Roberto Calenda, Osimhen’s agent, to talk about possible move. Confirming these talks, Venerato said Arsenal wants to pay Osimhen less than his release clause. Napoli must give their choices some thought.
