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My squad for the two upcoming friendlies would be something along these lines - a good mix of form players, experienced heads, younger players and a couple of uncapped talented youngsters to see if they wanna play for Scotland (McTominay and Adams)

GK: Jordan Archer, David Marshall, Allan McGregor

DF: Andy Robertson, Kieran Tierney, Christophe Berra, Jack Hendry, Liam Lindsay, Angus MacDonald, John Soutter, Callum Paterson, Charlie Mulgrew

MID: Ryan Fraser, James McArthur, Darren Fletcher, Scott McTominay, Callum McGregor, Stuart Armstrong, Matt Ritchie, Tom Cairney, Ryan Christie, James Forrest

FW: Leigh Griffiths, Kris Boyd, Oli McBurnie, Che Adams

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2 hours ago, DavidMcG said:

My squad for the two upcoming friendlies would be something along these lines - a good mix of form players, experienced heads, younger players and a couple of uncapped talented youngsters to see if they wanna play for Scotland (McTominay and Adams)

GK: Jordan Archer, David Marshall, Allan McGregor

DF: Andy Robertson, Kieran Tierney, Christophe Berra, Jack Hendry, Liam Lindsay, Angus MacDonald, John Soutter, Callum Paterson, Charlie Mulgrew

MID: Ryan Fraser, James McArthur, Darren Fletcher, Scott McTominay, Callum McGregor, Stuart Armstrong, Matt Ritchie, Tom Cairney, Ryan Christie, James Forrest

FW: Leigh Griffiths, Kris Boyd, Oli McBurnie, Che Adams

Kris Boyd. You must be joking.

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Not really interested what age players are if they can make an impact in the campaign. As far as I’m aware Bardsley has always turned up when called upon.

I would rather have Paterson and Tierney playing right back than bardsley. Not age as I would have Hutton in squad before him to as he’s been playing immense. It’s his poor attitude towards being left out of squad for the friendly against Czech Republic plus the drunken episode in the casino lying hammered covered in 50 pound notes lol. As far as Adam concerned we have brown Armstrong Cairney mcgregor Bannan mcginn Christie and hopefully mctominay in central midfield he would rightly struggle to get into squad. Has also had 26 Scotland caps and has played well in about 3 of these games
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11 minutes ago, Craig McCulloch Burley said:

Scotland can call up to eligible to Bryan, Paterson,Caulker ,Gallagher, Adam and McTominay for his granparent born scotland

Joe Bryan is an excellent left back and probably my third choice after Robertson and Tierney although Barry Douglas has had a very good season with Wolves too.

Jamie Paterson comes across to me as no more than a championship meh player. He will have patches of good form, patches of bad form and float between a few clubs in championship. Is that good enough for Scotland? At points....unfortunately probably yes but I wouldn't have him at moment.

Sam Gallagher - as above but with a few more years to give. If he can go back to Southampton and get some game time (unlikely) then worth considering.

Steven Caulker - If he can show over the next few months and start of next season that he is over his problems and can get some form back then I'm sure he will be a welcome addition to the squad.

Che Adams - Lots of potential and highly rated. Seen him quite a bit last season and impressed. Think Birmingham turned down some big bids for him in the summer. Hasn't scored too many this season but confident he will go on to be a cracking player. Would get him involved if possible.

McTominay - discussed at length already. If he wants to play for Scotland then I'm sure he will be included in the next squad.

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3 minutes ago, Craig McCulloch Burley said:

Who players uncapped or eligible players  with some fresh bloody players with McLeish face Hungary and Costa Rica for friendly match?

I don't know but it's about time Ryan Fraser got a couple of starts.  He has thoroughly earned them.  

 

Also John souttar and Liam Lindsay.  

I think before long under McLeish you could be looking at something like

 

Gordon

Tierney Hanley Caulker Robertson

Mctominay Brown/mcginn

Forrest Armstrong Fraser/Phillips

Griffiths

 

Not exactly what I'd pick but it's a decent team

 

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After the initial oohing and ahhing over having another Premier League player in the squad, Phillips looked absolutely rotten in the last few games he played for us.  Obviously not enough to competely discount him, but he's by no means a nailed on starter just because of where he plays.

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After the initial oohing and ahhing over having another Premier League player in the squad, Phillips looked absolutely rotten in the last few games he played for us.  Obviously not enough to competely discount him, but he's by no means a nailed on starter just because of where he plays.


Would say Fraser and Forrest are nailed on first picks on wing, unless big Eck sees Robertson up there. Would like to see McLaughlin, Soutar, Lindsay, McTominay come into squad. With hearts being pretty tight at the back would be interesting to see how Soutar and Berra got on together at international level. With Gordon out (don’t know if he’ll return before friendlies), id like to see McLaughlin get chance as any time I’ve seen him I’ve been well impressed. Another that probably should get a chance is Barry Douglas but where you fit him in.

Suppose everything comes down to Tierney and Robertson, and how big Eck wants to fit both in. 3 at back, Tierney on left hand side or Tierney left back with Robertson further up Park, which personally I don’t agree with but I see a lot of people suggesting it.
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4 hours ago, NM_1919 said:

 


Would say Fraser and Forrest are nailed on first picks on wing, unless big Eck sees Robertson up there. Would like to see McLaughlin, Soutar, Lindsay, McTominay come into squad. With hearts being pretty tight at the back would be interesting to see how Soutar and Berra got on together at international level. With Gordon out (don’t know if he’ll return before friendlies), id like to see McLaughlin get chance as any time I’ve seen him I’ve been well impressed. Another that probably should get a chance is Barry Douglas but where you fit him in.

Suppose everything comes down to Tierney and Robertson, and how big Eck wants to fit both in. 3 at back, Tierney on left hand side or Tierney left back with Robertson further up Park, which personally I don’t agree with but I see a lot of people suggesting it.

 

I’ve convinced myself 3 at the back is the way forward for this group of players. It would be reliant on pacy centre halves - so I’d be looking at McRorie, Tierney and someone for the middle. Paterson and Robertson could get up and down the flanks all game no bother and would be a big threat going forward , so could work really well for us. We’d be overloaded in midfield so should get plenty of possession. It also allows a fast attacker to play off Griffiths. Forrest, Burke, Fraser, Morgan all options for that role. We can also have the Celtic trio of Brown, McGregor and Armstrong in the middle. For me, that’s as good as we’ve had for years and years.

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I'm a fan of some of this, but I still reckon Patterson is not good enough for international level, and Burke should probably never get near an international squad. I love the idea of Tierney in a back three though, as his starting attacks down the left was encouraging in the friendly with Holland.

I fear that the complete clusterfumble that is the appointment of our "new" manager will undermine a lot of the promise that we have in this current squad. I hope I'm wrong.

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I don't understand the clamour for Douglas - he is having a good season with Wolves and has obviously improved from his days of passing the ball to Rory McKenzie in his own six-yard box, but we have two superior, younger left-backs to choose from. If Robertson or Tierney isn't available for whatever reason, then give him a call up, but not otherwise. 

I agree with those arguing for going with three at the back, likely incorporating Tierney on the left side. Hanley, Berra and Mulgrew would be the most likely candidates for the other two slots in the immediate future. Robertson and Forrest as wing-backs could be interesting, too. 

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1 hour ago, velo army said:

I'm a fan of some of this, but I still reckon Patterson is not good enough for international level, and Burke should probably never get near an international squad. I love the idea of Tierney in a back three though, as his starting attacks down the left was encouraging in the friendly with Holland.

I fear that the complete clusterfumble that is the appointment of our "new" manager will undermine a lot of the promise that we have in this current squad. I hope I'm wrong.

Wing back is not very complicated and i think Paterson would do well there. We need a reasonable physical presence for the defensive side rather than a Forrest or a Fraser (there’s still room in a 3-5-2 for one). Greg Docherty could also be worth a look given his athletic build , pace and crossing ability. Burke needs games but could make a huge difference to us with his pace and power, but i admit it could go either way with him.

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