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Scot Gemmill picks his first under-21 squad


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Wouldn't be getting too excited about the under 21s. Heard Gemmill on the radio a while back saying his job is to provide as many players for the senior squad as possible, results are secondary. Paraphrasing a bit but that was the jist of it.

Whilst it's fair enough, producing players for the senior squad is the name of the game, surely results should be just as important?

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Should results be important though?

Is it not a losers mentality just to write off youth games? What about the German players who won a youth tournament then a fair number of them went on to take the 2010 World Cup by storm? I'm not expecting that from Scotland, obviously.

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Tierney and burke are good enough for full squad so why play for u21s?

A lot of the U21s never make it in the full squad, most aren't good enough and others don't suit managers ideas. 

I agree to an extent with Gemmill wiping the team and starting fresh with new players. You might unearth a cracker but it's mostly about getting young guys experience at a higher level that they wouldn't normally get playing for reserves in england or first team for scottish prem/championship. 

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6 hours ago, Peppino Impastato said:

Well yes it is better to win than lose but it doesn't really matter the aim is to produce players for the senior team.   That's why the likes of Burke and Tierney aren't with the 21s though some games could be good for them if they weren't going to be involved with the senior team. 

The job of "producing players" rests with the coaching and management staff at club sides: they are the ones who enjoy the lion's share of the training time for youth development. Playing a Scotland Under 21 international does no such thing - least of all when their crap, ringer manager proceeds to get them horsed on a regular basis. 

The job of an international manager at any level is to produce a competitive side and achieve something amounting to 'success' within a bracket of similar countries. 

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Given that Strachan and McGhee have stated they don't take any interest in the under 21s, and given Scott Gemill has decided not to pick the best team available, effectively throwing matches by playing notorious club incompetents, I'm not quite sure what the point of Scotland's under 21 team actually is.

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1 hour ago, Savage Henry said:

Given that Strachan and McGhee have stated they don't take any interest in the under 21s, and given Scott Gemill has decided not to pick the best team available, effectively throwing matches by playing notorious club incompetents, I'm not quite sure what the point of Scotland's under 21 team actually is.

Can you provide a quote for your opening statement? Strachan picked McGinn after his performance v Ukraine for the u21s.

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1 hour ago, Savage Henry said:

Given that Strachan and McGhee have stated they don't take any interest in the under 21s, and given Scott Gemill has decided not to pick the best team available, effectively throwing matches by playing notorious club incompetents, I'm not quite sure what the point of Scotland's under 21 team actually is.

Like quite a few at the SFA , its a sinecure and reserved for those unable to acquire gainful employment. Oh, and isn't Scott Gemmill English as well ?

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24 minutes ago, woof! said:

Can you provide a quote for your opening statement? Strachan picked McGinn after his performance v Ukraine for the u21s.

Interview with Mark McGhee some time ago; perhaps around the time of Sbragia getting the chop.

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McGhee stated prior to Sbragia going that he and Strachan don't get involved with U21s - said they don't take a role in deciding what tactics are played or even who is called-up for it.


Luckily Sbragia didn't have chance to ruin Burke....unluckily Strachan won't pick him over dross like forrest.....meh
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2 hours ago, capt_oats said:

The McGhee quotes stemmed from him kicking up a fuss about Cadden being overlooked. He essentially said that neither he nor Strachan had any sway/involvement with who the u21 manager picked in his squad.

it's not the same as having no interest though.

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