Glasgow Rangers midfielder Ryan Jack will be desperate for a return to Ibrox after a poor international break for numerous reasons.
Lee McCulloch has told The Glasgow Evening Times that Rangers midfielder Ryan Jack is stoic enough to bounce back from the disappointment of hearing his own fans boo him last week.
The Rangers star was jeered by sections of Scotland fans in Friday’s 4-0 defeat by Belgium in a friendly.
The 26-year-old has been an unpopular figure among some Scot supporters since his decision to join the Gers from Aberdeen in the summer of 2017.
In addition to the booing, Jack was also somewhat guilty for one of the goals that the hosts conceded, but while McCulloch believes that fans should shelve their club allegiances when it comes to the international scene, he says the midfielder will recover.
“I have to say, it was something that I never experienced when I was playing for my country,” he told The Glasgow Evening Times.
“In my book, club allegiances should be left at the door when you go to the national stadium to support Scotland, and although I know it is a minority of the fans who indulge in this kind of stuff, I hope it doesn’t become more widespread.
“Ryan is mentally strong enough not only to shrug off the stick he got from people who are supposed to be there to support him.”
Rangers fans will be hoping that Jack shrugs it off, like McCulloch says.
He has established himself as a very big player in Steven Gerrard’s side this season, looking like a different animal from last term on the whole.
And it’d be a big shame if what happened on Friday led to a loss of confidence.
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