After the game, manager Steve Clarke acknowledged that Tierney’s injury, which required removal from the field, appeared “pretty bad.” Tierney played for just over an hour.
John Carver, the assistant manager, promptly announced that Tierney had been released from the Scotland camp to come back to Arsenal for additional evaluations regarding the injury.
Carver clarified, “That’s all I can really say at the moment. He is heading home to be assessed by Arsenal.”
“He is obviously very disappointed, but they will provide updates as they become available. I have no doubt that he will return to help us if we succeed in moving on in the competition.”
Scotland has a good chance of making it to the Euro 2024 knockout stages. Following a depressing
The next game should see Scotland advance as one of the best third-placed teams in Group C, with automatic qualification still possible. Three points against the bottom-placed team in Group C, Hungary, should be sufficient. Switzerland needs to prevent a six-goal swing against top-ranked Germany in order to hold onto second place.
Regarding Tierney, the left-back is expected to focus on finding a way out of Arsenal during the summer, so he will be anxiously awaiting word on his fitness.
Tierney played for Real Sociedad on loan during the previous season, but he left the La Liga team before his transfer could become permanent.
With two years remaining on his Arsenal contract, he is expected to become available for a transfer once more this summer. However, potential suitors will need to wait to make their move until they learn the severity of his most recent injury.
