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naisy on international duty &
achieving a personal milestone
Local Stewarton lad Steven Naismith recently reached the fantastic milestone of 25 caps for his
country in a Man of the Match performance against Croatia. It’s been a terrific few months for the
former Rangers and Kilmarnock man, playing a pivotal role for a resurgent Scotland side and helping
Everton in to the top six of the English Premier League. Away from the floodlights of Hampden and
Goodison Park, The Review decided to ask Steven some questions.
who would you most like to meet,
and why?
I would love to meet Banksy the
graffiti artist because I love his art
and no one knows who he is. So
to know who he is and ask him
about a few of his pieces would
be great.
it’s such a wonderful achievement
to be capped for your country,
but how does it feel to now have
25 caps?
It's fantastic, to get one would
have been great but to get to the
25 milestone is better than I ever
it would be to play at Hampden
Celtic. It was at Ibrox when we
in front of 52,000 fans so to get
won 4-2. It was a very tight game
how many miles would you say
you cover in a week?
that chance is something I have
and I remember the defender not
It varies depending on the
dreamt of for many a year. My
first start for Scotland was at
home against Holland, with the
atmosphere being one of the best
I have played in.
what’s been the biggest highlight
of your scotland career?
I scored against Spain a few
years ago and that has to be my
biggest highlight when playing
for Scotland.
clearing the ball well and, having
taken a good first touch, it sat up
nicely for me. I then struck it with
the outside of my foot and it went
into the top corner.
what’s the most impressive stadium
you’ve played in?
The Nou Camp. It’s the biggest
and had the best atmosphere.
what’s your favourite movie?
do you have a favourite goal?
My favourite comedy is Step
Scotland games with Stewarton
My favourite goal of my career
Brothers and my favourite action/
Annick and thinking how good
has to be my first goal against
thriller would be Léon.
thought. I remember going to the
amount of games you have in
the week and also what stage of
the season you are at. Normally
in a match I would run between
12/13k.
what music is on your playlist
right now?
I can listen to all kinds of music
but at the moment I have John
Newman’s new album playing.
how do you prepare for games?
I try to stay as relaxed as possible.
I will normally stay in bed later
than normal and when I get up I