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How ex-Albion defender played big role in helping Scott to senior England call-up

The Bournemouth midfielder is happy to lean on his stepsister Maya Le Tissier for advice.

Le Tissier, who emerged as a first-team player while with Albion’s women before moving to Manchester United, has won 10 senior international caps and was part of the Lionesses’ European Championship-winning squad this summer.

The pair have a tight bond as they used to spend their childhood catching flights from Guernsey and even played in the same junior team on the Channel Island.

Scott said: “We’ve grown up together, playing football together in the same teams back home, local football.

“We’re very close. We speak most days. And like I said before, obviously so proud of where she’s come from, and now where she is so successful.

“She has told me to just enjoy it and be yourself and show what you can do and do what you’ve been doing for all these years.

“I mean, she’s seen me grow a lot as a person, as a football player as well.

“I think back in the day when I was back home playing local football, she would have never thought that I’d have gone on to be a professional, and neither would I.

“So she’s obviously so pleased for me. She text (sic) me straight away as soon as she got the news.

“It’s nice to have someone around who’s experienced it and been around the Lionesses and England in general, she can help me out with advice on playing at the top level and top pressured situation.”

Scott and Le Tissier are two of the Channel Island’s biggest footballing exports along with Matt Le Tissier, who is no relation, and Jersey’s Graeme Le Saux.

And Scott reveals there is something about the island mentality that is built for success.

“For me, it just means we’re fearless,” he said. “It’s shown, there’s not been many cases, obviously Matt Le Tissier, Graeme Le Saux and Maya.”

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