Zander Clark is ready to fight to be Scotland’s No.1.
The new Hearts keeper replaced Craig Gordon at Tynecastle when the veteran suffered a horror leg break in a game against Dundee United last month. Now 30-year-old Clark (left) could be about to do likewise for his country after making an impressive start to life with the Jambos. The former St Johnstone star has been outstanding for high-flying Hearts since he was thrown into the fray by gaffer Robbie Neilson.
With vital Euro 2024 qualifiers coming up in March, national team boss Steve Clarke has been left short of options in goal.Now Tynecastle new boy Clark – a regular in Scotland squads while he was at McDiarmid Park – is determined to grasp the opportunity if selected. Clark, who spent the summer without a club after leaving Saints until Hearts snapped him up, said: “There’s a space that’s opened up.
