Peter Lovenkrands has urged more young Scottish players to head abroad for experience - claiming many are too comfy at home.
The former Rangers hero has just taken up his first management job with Danish second tier side Fremad Amager having left his position as Gers B team manager 12 months ago.
The Old Firm are both preparing to enter colts sides in the Lowland League next season and are bidding to move them into the SPFL a year later.
But Lovenkrands reckons Scottish football would benefit if more of our top talents took the leap to play on the continent at a younger age.
The 41-year-old - who left home in Denmark to move to Ibrox at 20 - says he spoke to a number of Ibrox starlets about broadening their horizons on the continent but was surprised by the lack of interest.
That’s in contrast to his homeland where Denmark - who have booked a Euro 2020 quarter final spot - are benefitting from seeing a number of their best youngsters moving abroad at an early age.
He said: “Going back all the good players at my age group from the age of 14 got snapped up by clubs in Holland, Germany, Belgium, France .. clubs come and get our top young players.
"That benefits us as a nation. Our players aren’t scared. They want to move on and they are very versatile.
“But for me Scottish players, knowing that for myself having been at Rangers, none of them want to go.
“They want to stay at home.
“Rangers and Celtic are big clubs, I understand that. I spoke to a few boys and asked them about going abroad but they aren’t interested. Only a few players will do it.
“A lot of players from a younger age should go and get that experience, get a different mentality, another type of football and grow as a person.
“I think Scottish players should look to do it.”
And Lovenkrands reckons language doesn’t even have to be a barrier for youngsters making the leap abroad.
He told the BBC Scottish Football podcast: “Everyone in the world speaks English anyway, so it doesn’t matter where they will go.
“It will benefit them in the long run and I think that is what has benefitted the Danish national team."
And Lovenkrands reckons Kasper Hjulmand's side can go all the way and win this year's competition - becoming European champions for the first time since 1992.
Asked if he thinks they could go the whole hog he said: "I do but then I think any team can win it now. I've seen crazier things happen.
"A bit of momentum and confidence, the way they are playing it will take a very good team to beat them."
