Clarke won’t ‘experiment’ in Scotland friendlies

Scotland vs. Iceland: friendly international

When: Friday, June 6th, When: Hampden Park Kick-off: 19:45 BST

Steve Clarke, head coach, claims that the new players he has recruited are welcoming Scotland, but that he won’t be “experimenting” too much with his team in the friendlies against Iceland and Liechtenstein.

Seven uncapped players were called up by Clarke for the matches, which were both broadcast live on BBC Scotland on Friday at Hampden and Monday at Vaduz.

Kieron Bowie, Josh Doig, Josh Doig, Josh Doig, Andy Irving and Lennon Miller of Motherwell, and goalkeeping duo Robby McCrorie and Cieran Slicker are all competing for first caps.

However, the head coach claims that Iceland will look familiar to his team.

There must be a cycle and eventually a player turnover with any team. You’re letting these young players in to assess their level, help them determine their goals, and ensure that they are chosen consistently. That is crucial.

The young people are doing well, they say. One or two of them enters this camp earlier than the first time they left.

Clarke has also been impressed by the persistence of his more well-known players in attending these friendships at the conclusion of grueling campaigns.

Captain Andy Robertson is one of them, who has also been impressed by the squad’s recent successes, both in terms of their attitudes and willingness to learn.

We won’t be around forever, Scott McTominay and John McGinn, they say. The young lads are then in charge, the Liverpool full-back said.

They will soon be their squad, and they will then have to raise standards. Therefore, it is crucial for them to comprehend how challenging international football is.

Iceland reached their first major finals since winning the Euro 2016 championship ten years ago.

What followed defied everything, from a nation with a population that was smaller than Edinburgh to the previous era.

Iceland were viewed as fodder for nations who regularly reached major finals because they were regarded as perennial minnows. Scotland and other nations.

The island nation reached the quarter-finals of France, beating England en route, before holding Argentina to the World Cup in Russia two years later, raising the bar for subsequent major tournament qualifications.

Iceland, who are onto their fourth coach since the halcyon days of Lars Lagerback and Heimer Hallgrimsson, have experienced relegation to Nations League C in March with a 5-2 aggregate defeat to Kosovo.

Defenders: Doig (Sassuolo), Hanley (Birmingham City), Hendry (Al-Etiffaq), Johnston (Sturm Graz), Patterson (Everton), Robertson (Celtic), Robertson (Liverpool), Souttar (Rangers), Tierney (Arsenal),

Barron (Rangers), Ferguson (Bologna), Gilmour (West Ham United), McTominay (Napoli), and Miller (Motherwell) are the midfielders.