"Not many 20-year-olds blow out their birthday candles wishing for a World Cup appearance in the coming year. But Ben Gannon-Doak has proven over the years he is far from your average boy. The dazzling Bournemouth winger brought in his latest big day out in Turkey, where Steve Clarke has taken his squad for a warm weather training camp in the lead up to their two final and crucial World Cup qualifying group stage games."
"The Scots are safe in the knowledge a play-off place is in the bank, but Gannon-Doak and his pals have their eyes set on automatic qualification. Avoid defeat in Greece and come out on top in the winner-takes-all meeting with Denmark next Tuesday and they will have done that. Easy. Almost as easy as the birthday boy told BBC Scotland: "I have no doubt in my mind that we're going to go [to the World Cup].""
"At 16, he decided to leave home and head for the bright lights of the Premier League and Liverpool, something that "humbled" him. "When you join a club of that stature, you see how high the level can really go," Gannon-Doak told the BBC in Antalya. "It humbles you a lot and shows you how far you need to go, but it also shows you that when you do well against those players, you can do it against anyone.""
Ben Gannon-Doak is a 20-year-old Bournemouth winger who joined the Scotland squad in a warm-weather training camp in Turkey ahead of two decisive World Cup qualifiers. Scotland have secured a play-off place but aim for automatic qualification by avoiding defeat in Greece and beating Denmark. Gannon-Doak expresses strong belief in automatic qualification while remaining humble. He left home at 16 for Liverpool, an experience that humbled him and revealed the level required to progress. Bournemouth paid £25m for him in the summer, and he downplays pressure, letting his performances on the pitch speak for themselves.
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