Aston Villa midfielder Miri Taylor has been named within the Scotland squad for the primary time since altering her worldwide allegiance from England.
The 25-year-old, who represented England at under-17 stage, has been referred to as up by head coach Melissa Andreatta for friendlies in opposition to Ukraine and China in Spain.
Taylor is one in every of two adjustments to the squad who picked up their first win underneath the Australian in Morocco and suffered a slender defeat to Switzerland in Dunfermline, with Rangers defender Leah Eddie additionally coming in, instead of Kirsty Smith and Amy Rodgers.
“She's a participant that is coming into camp with good kind,” head coach Melissa Andreatta defined.
“She's proven her qualities as a midfielder and it is a very aggressive place inside our squad, however I feel her defensive-mindedness, her holding midfield qualities is one thing that I need to take a look at.”
Taylor netted the one purpose of the sport – and her first of the season – as Villa inflicted Manchester United's first Girls's Tremendous League defeat of the season on the weekend.
Gillingham-born Taylor initially joined the Villains on mortgage from Liverpool in February 2024 – after becoming a member of the Merseyside membership the yr earlier than from Angel Metropolis in Los Angeles – and made the transfer everlasting in the summertime.
She signed a two-year contract with Villa in July 2024.
The Scots tackle Ukraine in Jerez on 28 November (11:00 GMT) and China on 2 December (14:00) of their ultimate friendlies earlier than they kick off their World Cup qualifying marketing campaign within the new yr, friendlies Andreatta believes will present a stern take a look at.
“I feel we will be dealing with two groups who're taking these two video games very critically,” she mentioned.
“What I am anticipating to face is 2 robust video games in opposition to groups which can be in kind, which can be flying excessive in confidence, however so are we.
“I am happy with the place we're at, however we'll be entering into figuring out that there is issues that we have to tighten up. There's issues we are able to all the time enhance on and with this group, that is what they're hungry to do.
“Let's construct on what we have constructed thus far.”
