Let the Nation Be Proud Again ; the Battle Cry Is One of Glory, or at Least a Change of Tune, As Pressley Makes a Play for the Role of Braveheart and an End to All Talk of Doom
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BACK in the heady days of Argentina it was the weight of expectation which proved Scotland's undoing. These days, however, Steven Pressley believes it's another onerous burden holding back our national team. As the Scots flew out to Milan yesterday, they did so with a large consignment of pessimism in the baggage hold.
Walter Smith's arrival may have engendered a new joie de vivre in the players themselves. In the bars and the barber shops across the land left behind, however, few fear anything less than the worst in Milan.See the full content of this document
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Let the Nation Be Proud Again ; the Battle Cry Is One of Glory, or at Least a Change of Tune, As Pressley Makes a Play for the Role of Braveheart and an End to All Talk of Doom
FIFA's world rankings have the Scots languishing in 88th position, behind the collective footballing power of Guinea, Togo, Syria and Burkina Faso. And yet, according to Hearts skipper Pressley, statistics can tell lies.
Heartily sick of the unedifying negativity...See the full content of this document
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