Scotland squad

[OrlandoDon]

Hoping we win and Denmark win so that Greece are out and we’re guaranteed a playoff at worst. Go to Greece for at least a draw, and win at home to Denmark to win the group. It’s possible.

tomorrow, this line up please. Some fresh legs will help and I expect an improved performance since the Greece game was piss poor for much of the game.

gunn

johnson souttar McKenna robertson
gilmour

doak mctominnay miller mcginn

Adams  

4-1-4-1 or 4-3-3 ish

5-1 Adams 2 mctom mcginn doak 

Edited October 11 by OrlandoDon

[RicoS321]

8 hours ago, OrlandoDon said:

Hoping we win and Denmark win so that Greece are out and we’re guaranteed a playoff at worst. Go to Greece for at least a draw, and win at home to Denmark to win the group. It’s possible.

tomorrow, this line up please. Some fresh legs will help and I expect an improved performance since the Greece game was piss poor for much of the game.

gunn

johnson souttar McKenna robertson
gilmour

doak mctominnay miller mcginn

Adams  

4-1-4-1 or 4-3-3 ish

5-1 Adams 2 mctom mcginn doak 

Yep, that works. I'd probably have Ralston over Johnston, as I thought his overall contribution was decent the other night (even though I don't really like him!). I think that setup probably suits us better than anything we can line up with that would allow both Dykes and Adams to play. Although, switching Dykes for Miller and going 4-4-2 would be decent.

[Jute]

9 hours ago, OrlandoDon said:

Hoping we win and Denmark win so that Greece are out and we’re guaranteed a playoff at worst. Go to Greece for at least a draw, and win at home to Denmark to win the group. It’s possible.

tomorrow, this line up please. Some fresh legs will help and I expect an improved performance since the Greece game was piss poor for much of the game.

gunn

johnson souttar McKenna robertson
gilmour

doak mctominnay miller mcginn

Adams  

4-1-4-1 or 4-3-3 ish

5-1 Adams 2 mctom mcginn doak 

Probably line up I would go with but suspect Clarke will go with Ralston at right back. Also not sure Clarke will go with all three of the younger players in midfield and think he may have McLean in the middle with McTominay to start with. 
 

Connor Judas Barron and Josh Mulligan called up to replace the suspended players.

[manc_don]

6 minutes ago, Jute said:

Probably line up I would go with but suspect Clarke will go with Ralston at right back. Also not sure Clarke will go with all three of the younger players in midfield and think he may have McLean in the middle with McTominay to start with. 
 

Connor Judas Barron and Josh Mulligan called up to replace the suspended players.

Barron, really? He’s been absolute horseshit?

[RicoS321]

1 hour ago, manc_don said:

Barron, really? He’s been absolute horseshit?

[HunCuntCaveat]Not seen much of him, but I guess it's a potentially good young player that is progressing through the national system. Much as I don't think he should be anywhere near the pitch, I've no issue with guys like Barron (not Barron himself, because he's a dirty cunt) being included in squads even when they're not on top form. I'd say that Bowie has been in poorer form than Shankland, for instance, but Bowie should be given priority as a young player in those fringe places. We should probably even have a minimum number assigned for that purpose. Doak, Johnston, Bowie, Hickey, Barron, now Mulligan is not a bad group. I'd probably have Doig in there, and I wouldn't be surprised to see Milne step up from u21s when Hanley retires. Having said all that, I have my doubts whether Barron will ever be good enough for international level. I'd have him destined for around the level of someone like John Fleck. A player around the fringes of the squad over a number of years, but not someone you'd want to play unless forced into it. He probably deserves the opportunity to see if he can make it though. [/HunCuntCaveat]

[Jute]

I think Rico is right that the Judas cunt is in as he is someone that coaching team have worked with in squads and U21 games so easier for them to call him up as he knows the set up. Do not expect him to get near the pitch.

[OrlandoDon]

I never really thought about milne being called up to the full squad, but he’s legit, why not. Perfect replacement for Hanley, and porteous is out of consideration these days. What’s the deal with hendry, in the squad but purely cover?? Especially if Clarke was to stay on, a Milne who is used to a back 3 or 4 would be ideal.

[Jute]

[RicoS321]

5 minutes ago, Jute said:

That young no 23 is a surprise inclusion. Very unlike Clarke....

[RicoS321]

We need to win big tonight. We've got 5 goals advantage over Greece currently. If they draw tonight, then we can extend that significantly. That would allow us to lose in Greece by the odd goal, whilst still going into the final game only needing a win to finish top. Crucially, even if we lost that last game, Greece would have to put 6 or 7 past Belarus to finish above us.

I expect Clarke to go for it by getting a goal in the sixtieth minute, then managing it for the remaining thirty minutes. 

[Jute]

Team screams safety first. Clarke just can’t help himself. 

[RicoS321]

20 minutes ago, Jute said:

Team screams safety first. Clarke just can’t help himself. 

Aye, I think we could have sacrificed a holding midfielder for Miller in the 4-1-4-1 like @OrlandoDon suggested. It wouldn't exactly have been wild. The key will be in how we react if we go a couple of goals up. We're at home, and goal difference could be massive. 

[OrlandoDon]

27 minutes ago, Jute said:

Team screams safety first. Clarke just can’t help himself. 

Yes and no. I’d prefer miller over McLean but it’s a 4-2-3-1, get doak mctom and mcginn all to push on, as well as the full backs. I expected McLean, and we all I assume like him and rate the ex don. Considering he scored in Norway, I know that’s not recent, but we all know McLean has a goal in him too. Still, hopefully we see miller tonight too.

[OrlandoDon]

No the best of starts. Belarus the better team!

[OrlandoDon]

We’re absolute piss in center mid right now ffs. No control of the game.

[OrlandoDon]

We absolutely do not need gilmour and McLean out there, must add miller or dykes and sacrifice McLean. One up but shite right now.

[OrlandoDon]

This is a rotten watch, they dominate possession and we go side ways and backwards. So slow and boring, no solid attacking play, we need that extra attacking player. Wouldn’t grudge them an equalizer.

[OrlandoDon]

Only doak looks lively and creative ffs.

[OrlandoDon]

Getting fucking angry, this is shite!!! 

[OrlandoDon]

We are seeing attacking Robertson but with any attack we don’t have numbers forward. And expecting doak to win headers is fucking stupid..

[OrlandoDon]

Really need jimmy to make a couple of subs at half time. This is brutal. McLean off for dykes, and a proper left mid for mcginn.

[RicoS321]

1 hour ago, RicoS321 said:

We need to win big tonight. We've got 5 goals advantage over Greece currently. If they draw tonight, then we can extend that significantly. That would allow us to lose in Greece by the odd goal, whilst still going into the final game only needing a win to finish top. Crucially, even if we lost that last game, Greece would have to put 6 or 7 past Belarus to finish above us.

@Panda, can you get in touch with the BBC lads and explain the above? We need to be winning by several. It's not "just about the three points" as the commentary team are suggesting.

[OrlandoDon]

Clarke taking off Adams for souttar to see the game out?

[dons8321]

23 minutes ago, OrlandoDon said:

Only doak looks lively and creative ffs.

He is but once he has a choice to make invariably makes the wrong one.  Hopefully it's something that will come when he finds a club to get a regular game.

[OrlandoDon]

They look piss and we could give them a doing. If we tried. It’s an awful watch. I credit Thelin, he makes subs at half time if he isn’t happy. Clarke ffs. While we are leading would grudge Belarus a goal and this is not the way I’d be playing the game. Torture.