Scotland's women's national football team are determined to maintain their recent impressive form as they pursue a spot at the Euro 2025 tournament and a promotion to the top tier of the Nations League.
Lisa Evans, a key player for the Scotland over the past decade, has called for the team to continue their "ruthless" approach in the upcoming matches.
Pedro Martinez-Losa's side currently lead Group B2 in the Nations League, and their participation in the play-offs for the next European Championship is already secured.
However, the team is focused on finishing first in their group, which would guarantee their advancement to the higher A division of the Nations League.
The Scots will face Slovakia away and Serbia at home in their final double-header of the current Nations League campaign.
Evans and her teammates are eager to capitalise on their strong position and secure the necessary results to achieve their goals.
"Without a doubt, we want to finish unbeaten," admitted Evans. "Especially we are looking at the first game, we want to give ourself the best chance and the preparation needs to be on point.
"There are no games that we will be taking lightly. We have already seen from the first games how competitive the two teams are; Slovakia and Serbia. We had a really tough test at Hampden so it's not a game we will be taking lightly.
"We ended the last camp very strongly against Israel and it’s a point we made ourselves to be more ruthless in both boxes, create more chances and score more goals. I’m hoping that continues in both of these games."
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Evans shocked the women's football landscape by joining Glasgow City this week, 12 years on from starting her well-decorated career at the club.
"I've been so blessed and so lucky, and I'm forever grateful to everyone," the former Bayern Munich and Arsenal star confessed.
"Honestly, I think Glasgow City made that happen from a young age. Obviously my mum and dad were involved in my development first and foremost but I think the step to Glasgow City was the first kind of taste of professional for me. Although we weren't professional at the time, having to pay fifty quid a month for subs, but we did everything the right way.
"We trained full-time at a high level, it was a very competitive environment, and we had then started to do the SNC stuff. So I think Glasgow City has always competed beyond their years.
"I'm forever grateful for the experiences I've had and long may they continue. Playing in Germany, playing in England, it's been unreal."
Glasgow City boast 16 Scottish Women's Premier League titles to their name, yet the emergence of both Celtic and Rangers in recent years has put a stranglehold on their dominance.
Rangers came out triumphant during the 2021-22 season before City earned back their crown the following season. But with Celtic winning the league last time out, Evans was asked how she perceives the evolution of Scottish women's football.
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"You've seen that in the past two seasons, this season it went pretty much down to the last kick of the game for Celtic winning the league," Evans explained.
"It was the same for Lauren Davidson I remember against Rangers, scoring last minute in pretty much the last kick of the ball.
"So I think you have seen that the competitive is there and obviously that's helped with the league split. I think it makes the league more competitive. So I think you have seen that improvement in the previous seasons."
