Erin Cuthbert expressed pleasure and reduction at making her first look of the season in Scotland’s spectacular 2-0 win over the Czech Republic.
By successful the Ladies’s World Cup round-one play-off away leg, the Scots are effectively arrange for the return in Paisley on Tuesday, with Sweden the doubtless opponent for the workforce that progresses.
Chelsea captain Cuthbert, 28, is but to characteristic at membership degree this season following a knee damage and got here on as an alternative in Pardubice. Fellow sub Claire Emslie completed fantastically for the Scots’ second after captain Caroline Weir’s beautiful opener.
“It is so good,” Cuthbert informed BBC Scotland.
“It has been such an extended summer time. It is all the time nice to return on and play for my nation once more – I will by no means take it without any consideration after I get a severe damage.
“I am simply glad to get again on a soccer pitch. The reduction, the quantity of self-doubt that you’ve, the quantity of stress – am I going to be again to the identical degree, how am I going to carry out, is my knee going to be alright? All these issues run by your head.
“It was a nasty one. I used to be in crutches and a brace for one of the best a part of a month. I misplaced a good quantity of muscle and over the summer time I used to be making an attempt to rebuild all of that once more.
“It has been a extremely, actually arduous journey.”
