Scotland supervisor Pedro Martinez Losa has insisted that ‘his views don’t matter’ as he prepares to take the ladies’s nationwide workforce right into a European Championship double header in opposition to Israel.
The Spaniard was requested how he feels about pro-Palestinian protests anticipated to happen outdoors Hampden when the groups conflict on Could 31.
‘That’s a facet we can’t management,’ he stated. ‘It doesn’t matter what your private view is, there’s a job to do by way of being targeted and attempting to qualify for the Euros.
‘As a head coach, I’m not accountable for these circumstances. Now we have been put ready the place UEFA have stated we’ve got to play these video games.
‘Whether or not I’m comfy or not from my private view doesn’t matter, the job needs to be executed for Scotland and I stay targeted on that.’
The SFA have already moved to put restrictions on entry to Hampden for the sport, with solely Scotland supporters’ membership members or those that have gone to any of Scotland ladies’s previous 4 house matches ready to purchase tickets.
Scotland boss Martinez Losa says his views on Gaza-Israeli state of affairs do not matter
The Scotland supervisor talks to his gamers at a coaching session in April this 12 months
The Scots face Israel after beating Slovakia at Hampden, above, of their earlier qualifier
The return leg will happen 4 days later on the BSC stadium in Budapest, with the fixture having to be moved from Israel due to the continued battle in Gaza.
Martinez Losa is eager to make sure that the anticipated demonstrations outdoors Hampden do no distract from the sport.
He stated: ‘We’ll talk about the disruptions of restricted tickets and venue modifications with the management group and employees to ensure gamers are protected.
‘We had been excited to have a Friday night time sport however there have needed to be a whole lot of conversations with embassies and UEFA and completely different departments. We simply must attempt to concentrate on our job inside all of that.’
Sophie Howard celebrates after scoring profitable aim in opposition to Slovakia in 1-0 win
Martinez Losa talks to Sophie Howard throughout Scot’s 0-0 attract Serbia
Scotland have taken 4 factors from their opening two video games – after a 0-0 attract Serbia and 1-0 house win over Slovakia – and Martinez Losa is concentrating on six from the double header. That may take his workforce inside touching distance of securing a play-off place – and will probably verify it relying on different outcomes.
Martinez Losa insisted that his squad are all on the identical wavelength after their victory over Slovakia ended a dismal eight-game sequence with out a aggressive win.
‘I had a textual content from Erin [Cuthbert] solely lately to say that it’s a dream to get again to the Euros with Scotland,’ he stated.
Martinez Losa doesn’t need his gamers to be distracted by potential protests outdoors Hampden
‘From the surface it won’t be potential to understand it, however there are conversations on a regular basis with gamers and fixed suggestions.
‘We can’t doubt the motivation and the pleasure that the gamers must characterize Scotland.
‘They’re conscious of the extent we wish to get to – and they’re conscious the place we’ve got to enhance – however there has by no means been a single a part of what we are attempting to do this they haven’t purchased into.
‘That is certainly one of these camps that can hopefully give us a sense of entering into the precise route and going a step nearer to what we wish to obtain.’
