Andy Robertson is convinced that his time in Liverpool is not yet, even though the Merseyside club is linked to “almost every left back in the world”.
The 31-year-old signed for the Reds of Hull in 2017, but there are reports Liverpool looking for a replacement.
The captain of Scotland, in Athens for the Nations League play-off against Greece on Thursday evening, appealed to the speculation, saying. “I think we are linked to almost every left back in the world.
“That comes with playing with one of the best clubs in the world. I look back on these eight years that I have had as a starting links in that club and I feel a lot proud.
“Your time is coming and I don't think it's my time yet, but even if we bring in someone, then it is. I will always support myself.
“Of course, this season there have been a few moments that I have not covered myself in glory, but some things have been taken out of proportion.
“I think the performance levels have been there for me. I think I have had a relatively good season, but one thing that people will say about me is that I have been pretty consistent, so if you make a few mistakes, people can cantalk.
“That is the world in which we live, that is the Premier League. Everyone has an eye on you, everyone has an opinion.
“It is what it is, but I always have faith in my assets. I have shown that throughout my career, but especially during my time in Liverpool.”
Robertson admits that he met his Scotland teammates, helped him to come across the last disappointment of the Carabao Cup, where Liverpool lost to Newcastle in Wembley, days after he was beaten from the Champions League by Paris Saint-Germain.
Robertson said: “It is a part of football. It was probably not one of our best weeks in football, although we have had many good weeks this season.
“For many reasons, it was not meant last week. But it is always great to meet the Scotland boys, always an honor, always good to see new faces and take a break from a real intense time in Liverpool.
“It was fun, it made it easier to overcome the disappointment.”
Clarke: Tierney Return 'A nice problem to have'
On the subject of left backs, Steve Clarke admits that the return of Kieran Tierney has left him “a lot of thought to do” for the play-off of Scotland against Greece on Thursday evening.
Clarke returned to a rear four during the Nations League campaign because of the absence of the Arsenal defender due to injury, where he was previously an important part of a back three.
However, Tierney is back in the team for the first stage in Athens and Clarke said: “No headache, a nice problem to have if you have good players to choose from.
“We also lost a few players in the construction of the game, so we brought a few younger and it has refreshed a bit, so it has been a good preparation.
“As a coach you want as many difficult choices as possible and I have a few. I always think about changing things. You have to wait to see the team in the field.
“It gives us a different option. We discussed it and talked about it and hopefully we can come up with the right solution for the game.
“Of course we changed the whole way in which we approached the Nations League when we went with four.
“It worked well because we also had the outlet on the right with the pace of Ben [Doak]. So we did not have the option to put Kieran in the team. So yes, it has given me a lot to think about. “
Clarke believes that his players should embrace the atmosphere in the Georgios Karaiskakis stage on Thursday evening.
He said: “It's no problem. You want the strongest atmosphere you can get if you are a player.
“You have to come here and enjoy this kind of opportunity, this kind of atmosphere. We are used to it. We have previously played against good teams.
“We recently have a few good results away from home. Hopefully we can get another one here tomorrow night. It is always good for the players to play in a strong atmosphere, to enjoy it.”
Clarke spoke about placing an experienced side, but was full of praise for George Hirst van New-Boy.
The 26-year-old attacker, who plays for Ipswich, was admitted after the paperwork was erased. Hirst qualifies for Scotland through his grandfather.
Clarke said: “He is clearly good. He is a big boy. He has had injury problems this season, so he has been a bit in and out of the Ipswich team.
“He recently scored a number of goals, which is good. I have always liked it. He is similar in style and form with Lyndon Dykes, who misses with an injury.
“Hopefully he can bring so much to the team as Lyndon has always brought to the team. He is a target player.
“We have always tried to have that type of forward player because we feel that we have goals in midfield. I pray that George can help us perhaps score a few goals.”
Clarke is determined that Scotland will still be a competition as a side after the second stage of Sunday Hampden Park. He added: “It is important because of the work we put in the group stage. We have tried to get to the upper part of the Nations League for a long time.
“We have succeeded in getting into a position that places us in the play-off and of course we want to stay there.”
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