Steve Clarke will be criticised but he largely has a pool of Championship players to select from and there is no sign of young stars coming through
The impressive clean-up operation around Stuttgart’s Konigstrasse ensured that by Monday morning, traces of the Tartan Army’s impact were barely distinguishable. Even Scotland’s off-field contribution toAt 9am one Scottish fan lay dozing in a doorway in Buchenstrasse, doubtless suffering the effects of the days before while perhaps trying to recall the high point of this tournament. For Scotland, that was a Scott McTominay shotin the final clash of Group A.
Clarke erred in highlighting the nationality of the referee who failed to award Stuart Armstrong a late penalty against the Hungarians. It was well known in advance that Facundo Tello, an Argentinian, was taking on Euros fixtures without so much as an eyebrow being raised. A referee from Buckie, not Bahía Blanca, could very well have come up with the same decision as Tello.
Scotland’s success or otherwise in Germany depended so heavily on the form of John McGinn and McTominay. Both will surely admit to being short of their best. Yet this reliance is in itself damning. It is the reason so many Scots want to portray Billy Gilmour as something he will never be: a gamechanger. If Lawrence Shankland is the Scottish underutilised striking sensation many say he is, umpteen managers beyond Clarke are wrong given there have been no offers to Hearts for the prolific forward.
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