Ryan Jack would have loved to be in Qatar right now preparing for the World Cup with Scotland. But the fact Steve Clarke’s men failed to qualify hasn’t stopped the Rangers man heading to the Middle East anyway.
The midfielder only recently returned to action after a month on the sidelines with a calf problem, coming on for the last half hour of the 1-1 draw against St Mirren in Paisley and then following that up with a substitute appearance for his country in the friendly defeat to Turkey.
And now Jack is using the break to step up his fitness after being put through his paces in Dubai with both the 30-year-old and midfield team-mate Alex Lowry pictured working with the Elite Sports Performance team. As the thermometer starts to drop back home, Jack has been able to train in temperatures in excess of 30 degrees. Rangers captain James Tavernier has previously used the same fitness specialists whose work has been praised by former England and Liverpool star Emile Heskey.
