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Steve Clarke names Scotland striking stars of the future but needs Shankland and Nisbet to fill Che Adams void now

It takes quite a lot to get Steve Clarke excited.

Even when Scotland are flying and beating Spain at Hampden, it’s very unlike the man from Saltcoats to get carried away. And certainly when it comes to nurturing young players, Clarke is always keen to keep their feet firmly on the ground. So when he talks up a couple of Scottish teenagers he hopes can one day gatecrash his national team squad, it’s worth listening to.

Ordinarily, a 17-year-old striker playing in Aston Villa’s Under-23 side wouldn’t even be on Clarke’s radar. But that shows how prodigious a talent Rory Wilson must be. The same goes for Liverpool live wire Ben Doak. Clarke is a big admirer of the kid who has already clocked up five appearances for the Anfield club. He’s not the type to hype up youngsters. And don’t expect Wilson and Doak to be in Scotland’s first team for the Euros next summer.

But in terms of the future? He believes they’ve got the potential to be big players for their country. Clarke has shown with the likes of Nathan Patterson and Billy Gilmour that if you’re good enough you’re old enough. So if Wilson and Doak continue to progress at their Premier League clubs, it might not be too long before we see them in a dark blue shirt.

Clarke said: “They tell me the young boy Wilson is doing very well at Aston Villa. He has grown a little bit and is in good shape. I watched him for the Scotland Under-17’s in the Euros tournament recently where he got another goal. He’s only a youngster and is probably a couple of years away.

“But if he continues to develop, without putting too much pressure on his shoulders, he’s one who is maybe going to come through. The more the merrier. Doak is similar. He’s an attacker and probably a really difficult

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