Wrong to criticise Lennon Miller’s Scotland ambition – Steve Clarke

Miller’s father Lee – a former Scotland striker – thinks “respectful and confident” Lennon gave an “excellent” account of himself when speaking to the media.

But, speaking on the BBC’s Scottish Football Podcast, he said his boy was struck by a bout of “word vomit”.

“I spoke to him when I came home from work and I said, ‘I listened to your interview, it was excellent… two months and you’re going to be the best player,’ and he just laughed and thought, ‘Oh I know, I know, I messed up’.

“And I said ‘No, you’ve got belief in yourself’. Obviously the words didn’t come out right, but that’s word vomit.

“When you’re put in front of that camera, when you’re asked so many questions, you feel as if you have to say something and he’s just blurted that out.

“He probably never thought about it at the time, but when I was winding him up about it he just kind of laughed and thought ‘Aw naw’.”