JASON KNIGHT has sent out a rallying call to his struggling Ireland teammates ahead of the Scotland clash at the Aviva tomorrow. Ireland suffered their second successive defeat to Ukraine on Wednesday, after losing 1-0 to Armenia last Saturday. Knight received the Man of the Match award in the 1-0 defeat to Ukraine and said that Ireland must produce better outcomes when sustaining periods of possession. 'When we’re in those periods of possession and sustaining pressure, we can do better as attacking players', said the attacking midfielder. 'We performed well in certain aspects [against Ukraine] but we need to do that for a full 90 and get the result.' 'First and foremost, that’s the most important part.' POTM | Jason Knight — FAIreland ⚽️🇮🇪 (@FAIreland) June 8, 2022 Knight has also made it aware that he needs to do better and the only way to do that is with a 'big' result against Scotland on Saturday. “I’ve now seen the highs and lows of international football.' 'It’s something I need to step up to and demand more from myself and try to drag us out of this.' “We have a big game tomorrow and that’s the only way we can put it right. ' The 21-year-old despite his young age has become one of Stephen Kenny's key assets and believes that the problem's that Ireland have faced should not only be rectified by the senior players like James McClean and Seamus Coleman. 'We can’t be leaning on the older lads. We need to stand up and expect more from ourselves and deliver on the big stage', the Derby midfielder said. 'The senior lads have been great with us'. 'It’s a very honest group and we need to come together and put in performances individually first and foremost and that includes the young lads.' The game against Scotland at the Aviva Stadium starts at 17.00.
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Jason Knight has sent a rallying call to his Ireland teammates and said the side 'need a big game tomorrow' against Scotland
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