Two-goal Scotland sees off Wolves then raps Trinidad for wasted journeys

Jason Scotland admits clocking up a staggering 18,000 air miles has taken its toll on his early-season form at Swansea. But the Trinidad & Tobago striker’s double strike at a rain-soaked Liberty Stadium ensured it was only high-flying Wolves who were grounded.

Scotland is ready to quit international football and halt the long-haul treks back to the Caribbean if he cannot follow up his two-goal salvo by kick-starting his Swansea season back into life.

He said: ‘I was told I must travel over for a recent international when I wasn’t fully fit and I should have stayed at Swansea to train.

Jason Scotland

Scotland the rave: Swansea's striker celebrates his second goal

‘I then didn’t play, which was really frustrating. It has made me consider if I want to keep doing this. It can take it out of you as you have the flights there and back and then the jet-lag to deal with.

‘It must be having an effect on my performances when I need to be doing my best for Swansea. We will have to see what the future holds but Swansea pay my wages.’

It was a day when Scotland, who scored 29 goals in League One last season, took off in style as he finally found his feet at the second tier. The 29-year-old striker was too hot to handle for an injury-ravaged Wolves side who surrendered top spot in the process.

And Swansea boss Roberto Martinez believes Scotland is even capable of challenging for the division’s top scorer title.

He said: ‘Jason has the talent and ability to be the top scorer in this division. When he’s on top of his game he’s almost impossible to stop. You can’t predict what he’s going to do if he’s confident and enjoying his football. Then he can be one of the top strikers. It’s all down to him.

‘Here he looked strong and showed the magic which we know he has. He set the tempo from the first minute when he created our opening goal but then scored two more. He could have grabbed a hat-trick but he hit the crossbar.’

Swansea, with their crisp passing game, continue to find life in the Championship to their liking. Jordi Gomez collected Scotland’s clever reverse pass to fire the Swans ahead with just 26 seconds on the clock. After Andy Keogh had levelled matters, Wolves rode their luck before Swansea finally regained the lead through Scotland’s deft finish.

The he made sure of the points as he showed strength to force his way through before unleashing a unstoppable left-foot drive into the corner of the net midway through the second-half. Martinez hailed the display as one of the best since he took over 17 months ago.

He added: ‘To play as well as we did in the awful conditions was fantastic. It was one the best games I’ve seen us play, a complete performance.’

Wolves boss Mick McCarthy said: ‘We defended very poorly and our missing players would not have made any difference.

‘I blame the players who were on the pitch and I am very unhappy at the goals we have conceded.’

A second defeat in four days was a reality check for McCarthy, but he added: ‘We have 22 points from 10 games. If that’s a crisis, roll on the next crisis.

‘We have an international break now where we can get some bodies back fit. We will come again.’