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McLeish says Forrest has forced him to consider new gameplan

Scotland national team manager Alex McLeish has admitted Celtic winger James Forrest could be forcing him to consider a new approach due to his fine form in recent weeks.

The 27-year-old’s last appearance for Scotland was against Hungary in March. He’s since been left out of the squad entirely or left on the bench in future games against Peru, Mexico, Belgium and Albania most recently.

But despite being dropped by McLeish against Albania, the Scotland boss admitted Forrest’s club form could lead to him getting a reprieve in the national team.

As per the Daily Record, he said: “It’s great that James scored four goals as we want players in top form coming to the international team.