Euro 2024 countdown: Scotland's Ryan Porteous on challenge ahead

He had spats with Steven Gerrard. He saw more than his share of red cards. He was an explosive figure in the heart of Hibernian's defence.

But when he reflects on his rollercoaster years in the hothouse of Scottish domestic football, is there anything that he misses? Life does seem calmer now. A defender clearly highly valued by Scotland manager Steve Clarke, Porteous also has a boss at Watford in Tom Cleverley looking out for him - and who sees the bigger picture.

“He's been terrific and he's been brilliant with me as well. He's obviously trying to do Scotland a favour as well.”There may have been a slight bit of self-interest on Cleverley’s part, that said. With Porteous already on 14 yellow cards for the season - he might be calmer, but he's still no angel - another would have seen him suspended for three matches at the start of next campaign.

Porteous and Scotland played well for the majority of the match away to the Netherlands before it all fell apart in a 4-0 defeat. “ we had a game plan. It was slightly different to our game plans before against the top teams. And I think it worked for 65, 70 minutes.

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