Scotland suffered a four goal mauling at the hands of the Netherlands in their opening Euro 2024 warm-up match in Amsterdam this evening.
Tijjani Reijnders, right, celebrates his goal for the Netherlands in the Johan Cruyff Arena in Amsterdam tonight as Scotland striker Lawrence Shankland looks on in depairSUFFERING a four goal mauling so close to a major tournament would normally be a cause for concern for a national team – particularly one which extends a winless run to six matches.
Yet, there was once again, despite the final scoreline, much for Clarke to be heartened by as he prepares for the Group A opener against tournament hosts Germany in Munich in June.Clarke sprang something of a surprise when he selected Lawrence Shankland ahead of Che Adams and Lyndon Dykes at striker.
He got on the end of a Nathan Patterson cross and headed over the crossbar early on and worked hard to create an opening in the final third thereafter. But he should have scored after McTominay had put him through on Mark Flekken in the second half. He only had the keeper to beat and he hit the crossbar.Arsenal defender Kieran Tierney, who has moved to Real Sociedad in Spain this season to get game time, missed Scotland’s last four games against Spain, France, Georgia and Norway due to injury.
Scotland have an abundance of talent in his position. John Souttar of Rangers and Liam Cooper of Leeds United were both on the bench. Grant Hanley and Scott McKenna, meanwhile, had to withdraw from the squad. But keeping the former Celtic kid fit is so important to Scotland’s chances at the Euros.Ryan Christie is a real favourite of the Scotland manager and he was preferred to Stuart Armstrong in an advanced midfield role alongside John McGinn in the 3-4-2-1 formation which Clarke opted for.
Clarke put on Adams for Shankland, Souttar for Tierney, Lewis Ferguson for Gilmour, Armstrong for Christie and Anthony Ralston for Patterson. But the replacements failed to give his men they spark they needed. Scotland desperately need to develop a much-needed cutting edge in attack before Germany.Angus Gunn has barely put a foot wrong since pledging his allegiances to the land of his father’s birth and making his Scotland debut in the Euro 2024 qualifier against Cyprus at Hampden last year.
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