Allan McGregor misses out on Scotland recall for Czech Republic friendly

By Telegraph staff and agencies Published: 9:59PM GMT twenty-two February 2010

Sidelined: Allan McGregor has not played for his nation for roughly a year Photo: REUTERS

McGregor was wanting from Levein"s initial squad, for the Hampden accessible opposite the Czech Republic on Mar 3, after being harmed in a reeling outward a Glasgow nightclub, that is the theme of a military probe.

The 28-year-old indispensable sanatorium diagnosis after being assaulted on a night out, creation him a disbelief for Walter Smith"s side to face Celtic on Sunday.

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The injuries, reported to embody behind and eye problems, deprived McGregor of his lapse to the Scotland overlay roughly a year after his impasse was curtailed indefinitely, with his Ibrox team-mate Neil Alexander instead recalled.

McGregor was banished, along with Barry Ferguson, for following a extensive celebration event at the group road house by creation V-signs to photographers whilst sitting on the dais for Scotland"s World Cup subordinate win over Iceland.

The ultimate situation in the well-documented in isolation hold up of McGregor comes small over a month after he found himself at the centre of a military review over passionate attack claims the goalkeeper branded a "vile lie".

But Levein will cruise McGregor for a yet-to-be organised Aug accessible after recalling his Rangers team-mates Kris Boyd and Lee McCulloch from their self-imposed exiles.

Levein said: "I got a phone call from Walter last night explaining what had happened and that he was a disbelief for the Rangers diversion subsequent week.

"I"m seeking for faith with the patrol so I took him out and put someone else in his place.

"It doesn"t see similar to he"s going to be fit, so it"s great and elementary for me.

"Once this diversion is out the way, he will be deliberate for the subsequent match."

After divulgence there was no refurbish on his query to convince McGregor"s "Boozegate" partner Ferguson to lapse to the fold, Levein added: "I"m gay to have Kris behind in.

"Allan"s fitness is an issue so he will be deliberate for the subsequent one. Everybody is behind in who wants to fool around for Scotland."

The usually dual uncapped players in Levein"s 24-man patrol come from his former club, Dundee United, with Paul Dixon and 22-year-old Garry Kenneth fasten on-loan Rangers defender Andy Webster, partly at the responsibility of Stephen McManus.

Levein described the preference of 22-times capped Webster as a "no-brainer" after his lapse to fitness this deteriorate and insisted there was no Tannadice bias.

"That"s not how I collect the team," he said. "Garry Kenneth is in the patrol since centre-back is a on all sides where we are flattering thin on the ground.

"We need to find one or dual immature centre-backs who can be the fortitude of the Scottish group in the future.

"I would brave any one to subject the peculiarity Garry Kenneth has got and the form he has shown this season.

"He has regularly had the attributes to be an general player, I think what he has lacked is consistency.

"I think what he has found this deteriorate is a turn of coherence that creates me think he is at that turn now."

With Gary Naysmith still battling behind from a cruciate vinculum injury, Dixon, 23, will contest with Hearts player Lee Wallace for the left-back position, with Danny Fox forsaken after creation his entrance in the 3-0 better by Wales in November.

Levein said: "The left-back position, I don"t mind saying, is a bewilderment for me. We have attempted a couple of over the past couple of years.

"We"re seeking for someone to settle themselves as a permanent left-back for the inhabitant team.

"Although Paul has had a sincerely discerning rise, entrance from Dundee to Dundee United, I feel he has got attributes to capacitate him to be at home at general level."

Levein claimed the doorway was not indispensably sealed to 39-year-old Rangers defender David Weir notwithstanding his repudiation and explained the deficiency of one-time captain McManus.

"That"s some-more to do with form than anything else," the former Scotland defender said.

"He didn"t fool around for the larger piece of the deteriorate and has right away left to Middlesbrough.

"I think it will do him a small great only to combine on his bar football for a while.

"I have not close the doorway on Stephen McManus at all, I think he will be a unequivocally critical piece of the squad.

"But I think he has had a small bit of a predicament in certainty only with not being concerned with Celtic.

"And he"s only had a move, and has to take in the new vicinity and personification with new players in a new league.

"So I thought it was an event to move Garry Kenneth in and have a see at him."

Elsewhere, Wolves striker Chris Iwelumo won a warn stop after scoring his initial idea of the deteriorate on Saturday for loan side Bristol City, who additionally supply midfielder Paul Hartley.

Levein explained the wanting Ross McCormack"s new starts on the dais had worked opposite him but the Cardiff player could lapse in Aug along with harmed span Graeme Alexander and Shaun Maloney.

"There are sure players who are going to be in since they have experience and they are a great e.g. to others," Levein said.

"Some people are picked on form, Graham Dorrans and Charlie Adam being an e.g. of that."

Scotland squad: Alexander (Rangers), Gordon (Sunderland), Marshall (Cardiff City); Hutton (Tottenham), Berra (Wolves), Caldwell (Wigan), Dixon (Dundee United), Kenneth (Dundee United), Wallace (Hearts), Webster (Rangers) Whittaker (Rangers), Adam (Blackpool), Brown (Celtic), Dorrans (West Brom) , Fletcher (Manchester United), Hartley (Bristol City), McCulloch (Rangers), McFadden (Birmingham), Robson (Middlesbrough), Thomson (Rangers), Boyd (Rangers), Fletcher (Burnley), Iwelumo (Wolves), Miller (Rangers).