THE remarkable rise of Mount Ousley’s Lachlan Scott has continued, after being named in the Young Socceroos squad for the under 19 championships in Bahrain.
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Scott has been a revelation for the Western Sydney Wanderers in the NSW National Premier League division two campaign.
The tournament, starting on October 13, doubles as the qualifiers to the under 20 World Cup next year. After winning an Asian federation tournament in Hanoi last week, the squad will train in Dubai before the tournament.
“We’ll have a week in Dubai before we get to Bahrain which will be good to integrate the overseas players into the way we want to play,” coach Ufuk Talay said.
“We’ve got a lot of depth in positions and a lot of talent on the pitch so that’s an advantage and a lot of these players have also spent time in the national setup so they know they way we want to play.” The Young Socceroos are in Group D with Uzbekistan, China and Tajikistan