Amy Canavan, BBC Sport Scotland at Hampden
Head coach Pedro Martinez Losa announced his Pinatar Cup squad earlier today and addressed the media afterwards.
He touched on a few subjects including the Nations League disappointment, the need to bounce back and the recall of Jane Ross.
On reflection of the last campaign:
“At the end of a campaign, there is always a period of reflection for us. There is a period of trying to improve things, reflect internally and try to bring things together for the new campaign.
“There are a lot of areas for improvement in terms of football, in terms of internally the structure and the resources that we have – it is a little bit of everything – but also the progression of the players that we have been trusting.
“For us, we are looking forward to reconnecting with the good things that we have done before and give that energy to the group that we are starting a new campaign with the objective of qualifying for the Euros."
On scrutiny he has faced for England result:
“I accept criticism, that is part of my job, I understand the disappointment, we have already apologised to our fans after a very difficult result but we have an obligation to analyse internally where we can improve. The top nations are flying in terms of level of investment, resources and level of football so we have to look at every single area with our limited resources what we can do to take some competitive advantages to make sure those distances are being reduced.
“The two scenarios against England are good examples of on a good day we can match and compete with England, on a bad day, the level we showed in the last game was not what we expected."
On SWNT's next steps:
“I have a role here that I am privileged to have every day and I have an opportunity to deliver a message to the players and to help them get to the next level. Exciting and challenging times are coming up, I never expected this to be a rosy journey.
"Hopefully, with the media, we can work together, we all want Scotland to qualify so the narrative sometimes we describe has a lot of influence on how we perceive things. We are a team developing and a team to be excited about.
“We also have become a team who can be world class in many contexts. That has already now given us the capability to compete. Losing players like Emma Watson and Caroline Weir they were the two players, plus others, that were helping us to link the final third connections."
On the young players being the future of the side:
“There is a challenge now. What we have done is create a platform of safety and good atmosphere in training but this needs more requirement that should be there, that wasn’t there on my arrival but we have built it in now for two years and now we to continue giving that to give them the chance. Some of them have got to the level very quick, others it has taken a little more time, for me, I will always be on their side, my specialism is in developing young players.
“They have to be the answer because that is what we have and that is what we are producing now."
On Jane Ross' return to the international squad:
"She is one of the best professionals I have ever met in my career. She has gone through a process of injuries, but now she is looking in good form. We have had continuous conversations with Jane, Rangers and the manager to know if she was in the best position, so we all agreed that now she was ready, which Is good news for us. She is a player who knows the game very well and we are aware of what she can bring to the team.
“She knows the role she needs to play in every moment on and off the pitch for the team and it is always a pleasure to work with her."
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