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Temur Ketsbaia warns Scotland he's ready to put the boot into Steve Clarke as Cyprus boss sends mentor message

Temur Ketsbaia has warned his former boss Steve Clarke he’s ready to put the boot into Scotland’s Euro 2024 qualification hopes at Hampden tomorrow.

The Cyprus manager played under Clarke for Newcastle when the Scotland head coach was assistant to Ruud Gullit before having a spell as caretaker boss in the late 1990s. Ketsbaia is remembered for one of football’s angriest celebrations when he tore his strip off and repeatedly booted an advertising hoarding after scoring a last minute winner against Bolton in 1998 - later revealing it was out of frustration at being benched by Kenny Dalglish.

But he insists he had a good relationship with Clarke when he arrived at St James’ Park a few months later. That will count for nothing when the two sides run out at Hampden this afternoon to kick off the road to Germany though. Ketsbaia said: “That was a long time ago! Steve and John Carver were both my coaches at Newcastle. We met each other again at the draw in Germany.

“We had a good relationship at Newcastle. Good memories. Steve has done a fantastic job for Scotland in the last few years and qualifying for the last Euros. They have a very good team with good players and most of them playing in the Premier League.

“But we also have a good team and are coming here hoping for a good result. It’s going to be a very physical game, a lot of challenges, a lot of crosses and good combinations. We are ready.

“We try to take one step forward from the last time when we were in the same group. The two games were close, we lost both 2-1. But a lot of things have changed in both teams since then.

“We have players playing in Cyprus and abroad - and playing regularly - so this will help us to be in good shape and hopefully to get the result.”

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