I Want TO Take Out My Frustrations On Scotland

Jack Wilshere hopes to get the chance to take out his frustrations on Scotland when England take on their old rivals on Friday night at Wembley. The midfielder, who is spending the season on loan at Bournemouth, is back in England's plans after a fine start to his stay on the south coast.

Interim boss Gareth Southgate said, after confirming Wilshere as part of his squad on Sunday, the 24years old was benefiting from the chance to get a regular game after a series of injuries caused him to drop down the pecking order at the Emirates. Wilshere now hopes his return to full fitness will mean an England recall for their fourth World Cup Qualifier after he missed Sam Allardyce's sole game in charge and the first two under Southgate's care.

He said “A lot has changed since I was last in the squad, I'm in a good place, I'm happy and looking forward to it, I'm still working hard and trying to improve myself and play as many games as possible at Bournemouth. I believe in myself and my own ability. If I'm playing games and I'm fit then I've got the confidence that I can make a difference in the England team.”

Wilshere admits he still feels frustration from last summer's tournament, which saw England exit against Iceland in the last-16 and the end of Roy Hodgson's time in charge. He said “A little bit but a lot has changed since then. I think the one feeling I get is frustration, because I felt that even up to that game in the tournament we were doing alright. We played well in the first few games. Okay we dropped off a little bit in the Slovakia game. But I felt we were doing alright and had enough to beat Iceland so it was just frustration. But the team have definitely moved on. There's a new manager and a lot's changed since then and we're just looking forward now.”

Southgate was keen to accentuate the history of England and Scotland games as part of his preparation, going as far as sorting out a video presentation of old matches for the squad to watch.