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Gemmill: Burke the benchmark
- Updated: September 27, 2016
New Scotland U21 boss Scot Gemmill has urged his young hopefuls to copy Oliver Burke’s example if they want to fulfil their international ambitions.
The former Nottingham Forrest and Everton midfielder has named his first squads since replacing Ricky Sbragia as the Scots’ youth team coach earlier this month.
He has handed 10 youngsters their first call-ups to the U21s but Gemmill wants his players to dream big and believes teenager Burke is the perfect role model for his aspiring recruits.
The 19-year-old winger was called into the senior Scotland squad for the World Cup qualifier against Malta after completing his £13m move to German side RB Leipzig just two years after breaking into Forest’s youth set-up.
Burke underlined his potential when he crowned his first Leipzig start on Sunday with a goal in a 1-1 draw with Cologne, but Gemmill hopes he is just the first player to emerge from the Hampden Park production line.
“Oliver is a real, obvious example of how quickly it can escalate for a …
