Scotland’s Girls’s workforce left fuming over questions on integrity earlier than dealing with England tonight – the place gamers know LOSING may assist them play on the Olympics because of weird rule

Scotland girls’s captain Rachel Corsie was left enraged by options they may let England win their crunch Nations League conflict on Tuesday night – as a result of it could give them an opportunity of competing at subsequent yr’s Olympics. 

England should hope Belgium do them a favour in opposition to the Netherlands or higher the Dutch facet’s outcome by three targets with a purpose to leapfrog them on the high of their group and have an opportunity of that includes on the Paris video games.

Nonetheless, as England are the nominated nation to qualify for the event on behalf of Staff GB, it means gamers from all 4 house nations would be capable of characterize the facet, together with Scotland. 

It has due to this fact been steered that it could be in Scotland’s pursuits to lose the sport with a purpose to give themselves an opportunity of competing at an Olympic Video games.

However Corsie hit again on the ‘outragous’ concept and stated it was an ‘insult’ that their integrity had been referred to as into query.

‘Lots of people outdoors have spoken about it and in truth I feel it’s so disrespectful,’ stated Corsie.

‘To have performed for my nation for as a few years as I’ve, to know the women that sit in there, those that wish to be right here, those who cannot be right here via harm, I feel it’s completely outrageous to query anybody’s integrity and I feel it’s a enormous insult to us.

‘I perceive why the query is being requested however, for us, the motivation is taking part in to your nation.

‘It is obscure if you happen to’ve by no means skilled it however when you will have skilled it, you do not want additional motivation. It’s completely the top of the game to characterize your nation so that can completely be the motivation tomorrow, to be pulling on the Scotland jersey.’

Scotland coach Pedro Martinez Losa additionally took challenge with the thought Scotland’s integrity may very well be referred to as into query. His facet are at present backside of their group with two factors on the board from 5 video games – and due to this fact don’t have anything to play for on this recreation.

‘I do not really feel joyful in regards to the questioning of the integrity of the Scottish gamers,’ he stated. 

‘The scenario is one we can’t change, a scenario now we have been introduced into. I want it may have been anticipated or we may have modified it,’ added Martinez Losa, whose Scotland facet will end backside of the group.

‘I don’t assume there may be another feeling that can be on the pitch. I want this was not the scenario, I’m not certain what the answer can be sooner or later however I are not looking for my gamers to be on this scenario.’

In England’s final recreation in opposition to the Netherlands, the Lionesses discovered themselves 2-0 down earlier than mounting an unbelievable late comeback to win the sport via Georgia Stanway, Lauren Hemp and Ella Toone.

However England gamers have been nonetheless seen with dejected seems on their faces at full time because the outcome was expensive for his or her inferior purpose distinction with one recreation to go.

Talking forward of the large recreation, England boss Sarina Wiegman additionally dismissed the options that Scotland may permit them to win the sport.

‘There is no means Scotland are going to provide away this recreation,’ stated England supervisor Sarina Wiegman, who will coach Staff GB on the Olympics.

‘That’s completely not going to be the case – there’s such a rivalry, in case you have seen our group, seen Scotland and know the historical past of Scotland and England. They actually wish to beat England and we wish to beat them.’