Steve Clarke admits it was ‘really tough’ to leave out Craig Gordon from Euro 2024 squad

well obviously I like a ball in Squad I think I've picked a ball in Squad uh I wasn't going to take four goalkeepers was was a really tough decision to to leave Craig out when you think of the injury he's come back from I just felt that over the period of time that he'd been back and and hadn't become the number one at Hearts again he only seven games and since December 2022 is a long time and obviously You' got the dynamic of the school the three goalkeepers had been involved in every every qualification match so was a really tough uh conversation with Craig was quite emotional to be honest uh for both off us I think but the mark of the man is that he's here tonight because at the end of the conversation I said listen I understand if you don't like me and you don't you don't want to do this I said but I would like to give you the 75th cap in the game at hton tomorrow in front of a good good crowd I could done it in jalter I didn't want to do that I wanted to do it here at hton and the mark of the man is he was there and within 1 hour of telling him the news he was down having dinner with the lads in the meetings uh all the way so great professional end of the game we give him a little reward with signed by all the lads Craig Gordon or Gordon 75 caps 75 on the back his jersey and as I was giving him I said and I know that Craig will throw this back in my face and say 76 77 78 79 80 are coming so that that's what Craig's like [Music]

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