Burley upbeat despite fresh injury blows
Thursday, 11 September 2008
GLASGOW, Sept 10 (AFP) Scotland manager George Burley has yet more injury worries to contend with as his squad prepare to travel to Iceland for their Group 9 World Cup qualifier. brStriker Kenny Miller is a major doubt for Wednesday's match after he tweaked his hamstring in Saturday's 1-0 defeat to Macedonia. Veteran defender Graham Alexander also missed training Monday after picking up a thigh knock.brThe pair join an already extensive injury list with David Weir, Kevin Thomson, Kevin McNaughton, Callum Davidson, Garry O'Connor and David Marshall having to withdraw from the squad for the qualification double-header.brThe Scotland manager is also without Barry Ferguson and Alan Hutton due to long-term injuries. Burley, under pressure following defeat in his first competitive game in charge, has moved quickly to draft Hibernian's Steven Fletcher into his squad.