Scotland midfielder Billy Gilmour has admitted it is going to take time to return to phrases his World Cup heartache after being dominated out of the event attributable to damage.
Gilmour was pressured off with a knee damage through the first half as Scotland beat Curacao 4-1 at Hampden final Saturday earlier than the staff flew out to America the next day.
The 24-year-old Napoli star underwent scans instantly after the match and was pictured leaving the staff resort on crutches.
He was consoled by supervisor Steve Clarke, captain Andy Robertson and the remainder of the gamers after seeing his boyhood dream of enjoying in a World Cup cruelly snatched away.
Gilmour has since been changed within the squad by Manchester United teenager Tyler Fletcher, however he insists he can be giving the staff his full assist as he watches on from residence.
BIlly Gilmour goes down injured throughout Saturday’s win over Curacao
Gilmour leaves the Scotland squad resort on crutches after being dominated out of the World Cup
Writing on social media, Gilmour stated: ‘I have never obtained the phrases to explain how I am feeling proper now.
‘Being so near a childhood dream of mine, to play in a World Cup, and now it has been taken away from me with an damage. It has been a troublesome one to get my head round.
‘Your assist and sort messages over the previous couple of days imply the world to me and have not gone unnoticed, so thanks a lot.
‘I am going to see you all again doing what I really like once more quickly, however till then, let’s get behind the staff and cheer them on. Come on Scotland!’
Making ready for his or her first crack at a World Cup in 28 years, Clarke and his gamers have been acclimatising within the States since arriving.
They are going to face Bolivia of their closing warm-up match in New Jersey on Saturday night time, seeking to construct on the efficiency in opposition to Curacao.
The Scots begin their Group C marketing campaign in opposition to Haiti in Boston on Sunday, 14 June, earlier than enjoying Morocco and Brazil.
