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St Johnstone manager Callum Davidson will give David Wotherspoon best possible chance of World Cup selection

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St Johnstone manager Callum Davidson is giving local star David Wotherspoon the best possible chance of making the World Cup.The Perth midfielder is nearing a return to first team football from a gutting knee injury picked up in the League Cup semi-final last November.Wotherspoon, who qualifies to play for Canada through his mother and already has a number of caps, is upping training and picking up bounce game minutes.With the World Cup kicking-off in little over two months’ time, the 32-year-old is keen to quickly get back up to full speed.Saints boss Davidson knows it’s important not to rush his creative spark but hopes everything will fall into place for the global showpiece.“It’s a tough one for David and the manager,” said Davidson. "There’s a long way to go yet.

The most important thing is he comes back properly fit and doesn’t pick up other injuries because he wasn’t quite ready.“That will give him the best chance of making the Canada squad for the World Cup.“With David, he’s desperate to get back playing.

This next international break has probably come at the wrong time for him.“But the good side of it for him is we’ll arrange games that week and the week after to bring him on.“By the time it comes to the Dundee United game he’ll hopefully have played a couple of 90 minutes.”Left-sided full-back Adam Montgomery, meanwhile, has been called up to Scotland’s U21 squad.And Davidson is hopeful a few other of his McDiarmid Park pals will be away on international duty.“It’s fantastic for Adam,” said Davidson. "We’ve never had any doubt about Adam’s ability going forward.“He’s always working hard on the defensive side of things to get better.

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