Andy Robertson: My 102 caps is a chance to recognise what Sir Kenny Dalglish did - not me
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For how long the record stood, for what he achieved in his career, for the person he is.Andy Robertson is in line to win his 102nd Scotland cap on Friday. | SNS Group“It’s another reason for our country to tip our hat to one of the greatest players that have played the game, never mind in Scotland, he’s definitely the greatest in Scotland.”Robertson was speaking on the 40th anniversary of Dalglish’s final international, a 3-0 win over Luxembourg when he was in his second season as Liverpool player/manager.“That tells you everything that you need to know, the fact that he’s juggling all that and still showing up for his country,” Robertson said. “He reminds me all the time that 102 caps back then was a lot harder than 102 caps now, and he’s right because there were less games.“In terms of numbers, I’ll stand side by side with him, but I don’t want people to forget how important this man has been for our country.
He was arguably the best player in the world at his time and he’ll always be the greatest in this country.”Dalglish recently joked that he hoped Robertson would retire before he sets a new record. “We’ve had a lot of jokes, but I also know deep down how proud he is of me and how happy he is for me as well,” the former Dundee United player said.
“I always remember when I got the captaincy, he was one of the first people to text me and say, ‘I know I’ve been out of the game maybe a little bit, but if you need help, if you need somebody to bounce anything off, then I can be that person’.“To have somebody like that, that you can bounce anything off and rely on, him and his family have been such a massive help to my family, especially in my time at Liverpool.“I’ve got no doubt there’ll be a couple of texts that will get exchanged. I know we laugh and we joke, publicly and privately, but I know he’s proud of me and he’s happy for what I’ve achieved as well.”Robertson is set to surpass Dalglish in Switzerland on Monday and he is no mood to slow down.