Quotes from John McGinn

You have to be able to deal with the pressures that playing for a big club like Hibs brings and it's not for everyone.

There's a lot of good midfielders all desperate to play for their country and all I can do when I get called up is prove that I deserve to be there.

You cannot look back and think what if.

The benefit of coming to a place like Greece and winning is priceless for your development.

For every Scottish player and whoever qualifies to play for Scotland, it's important to put in the performances and, when a squad is coming up, to stay on your toes and prove you deserve to be there.

I think you're always fighting a losing battle when you're Scottish and I don't think that's right. I think the way that people look at Scottish football is wrong, but at the same time, we have to start proving it on the park and start showing it again.

When a Scottish player goes down the road you're always going to get doubters. You always get people saying you're from a pub league.

A lot of players and pundits can be talking the Scottish league down and it's not until players and coaches actually experience it they start respecting it.

I know I have been compared with Broony and he is a player I've looked up to massively. When I first went into the Scotland squad he took me under his wing.

I've always said the same thing - I'm learning, I'm getting better and I'm loving playing in front of sell-out crowds.

I feel as if I'm getting better all the time. At the same time, though, I'm ambitious.

When you have a good relationship with a manager, and he leaves, it is disappointing.

You work so hard to get to a level and you need to grab your chance with both hands.

Football is a great place to get away from things, and going over to Greece was amazing and I've loved it - it is basically getting away from all the talk.

Two-footed players always get a lot more recognition, so I always practised as a kid with my right foot.

When you come to a club like Hibs not everyone can handle it, there's pressure in every single game to get results.

I've never hidden the fact I'm ambitious at some point.

You just want to prove people wrong and, over time, people start believing in you.

You want to be challenging for titles and in semi-finals and finals. Everyone is excited by that.

To be honest, I had a brilliant group of players at Hibs and the support were very fair with me. They didn't make it difficult.

You always need to be on your toes.

I remember when I was training with St Mirren as a young boy Ralston was my Hampden and my Wembley.

I remember when I was at St Mirren someone called me the ugliest thing they had seen at Tynecastle, and two minutes later I scored - it was brilliant. I just laugh it off - I agree with them most of the time!

I think it's really hard to replace what Scott Brown brought to Scotland. He was one of a kind and there aren't too many players like Broony. But for me, the more you try and replicate him, the more difficult it becomes.