Jorginho and Christian Pulisic have hailed their Chelsea teammate Billy Gilmour after his superb display in Scotland’s stalemate with England at Euro 2020 on Friday.
Gilmour was handed his first senior start for Scotland for their clash with England and the 20-year-old delivered an impressive display at the heart of his side’s midfield.
The Chelsea star was named man of the match for his performance, while Scotland are now left needing a victory against Croatia in their final Group D game next Tuesday to stand a chance of qualifying for the knockout phase.
After the match, Gilmour praised Scotland supporters on Instagram for their support at Wembley, and in their replies to his post, Jorginho and Pulisic to praised the Chelsea star.
In his reply, Jorginho wrote: ‘Well done Bebezinho’. Meanwhile, Pulisic wrote, ‘my dawg’ alongside two fire emojis.
Speaking after the game, Scotland manager Steve Clarke praised Gilmour for his display.
‘I don’t think there is any risk when you have somebody of Billy Gilmour’s talent. When you put him on the pitch you expect him to do what he did,’ said Clarke.
‘He held the ball for us and allowed us to play through the midfield. I didn’t think it was a risk for the balance of the rest of the team.
‘We were ready to support Billy in his role and I think we did that. ‘Everyone has praised Billy but we need to look at the team performance. There are a lot of good people around and that supported Billy.
‘It was great to see him get through 70 odd minutes on his first start. ‘I have said for the last year that Billy will be a big part of the future of Scotland.
‘We will try to take care of him and make sure he is a big player in the future.’
