Derek McInnes for Scotland !

[Northernhibee]

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When do the players get the blame. The team on the park (apart from replacement goalie) were well capable of beating Iceland

It’s much, much easier to get rid of players who aren’t pulling their weight at international level - you just stop calling them up. Way too many of the old guard still in the team that keep getting game time.

[Hibiza]

That'd be laugh.😄

[Smartie]

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Personally think and hope Clarke stays for the qualifiers

I’d be ok with him staying but he has to change.

A few of the old guard need to call it a day.

There’s a 352 out there that is sort of in his mould that could be effective - if he chooses to use McTominay as a second striker.

Any goalkeeper and any striker staking any sort of a credible claim would help him enormously. He also needs to accept that he can’t fit all of his best players into a team as they’re all central midfielders.

GK (I’m not even going to suggest anyone, nightmare situation).

Tierney
McKenna
Souttar

Robertson
Christie
Gilmour
Hickey

McGinn

McTominay
Hirst


Any number of alternatives to Hirst, the centre and right of defence are up for grabs and god knows what he does for a goalkeeper.

With the number of good midfielders he has at his disposal, he needs to form a much stronger unit there to dominate games.

We’re not short of either good players or players playing well at a high level for their clubs. Most of it is there (or should be), he just needs to find a bit of inspiration for the problem positions.

And give them a bit of freedom to play. Clarke teams often look like they’re playing with the hand brake on.

[tamig]

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It’s much, much easier to get rid of players who aren’t pulling their weight at international level - you just stop calling them up. Way too many of the old guard still in the team that keep getting game time.

Exactly. Still don’t understand why he persists with Grant Hanley for starters. Its strange.

[McD]

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I’d be ok with him staying but he has to change.

A few of the old guard need to call it a day.

There’s a 352 out there that is sort of in his mould that could be effective - if he chooses to use McTominay as a second striker.

Any goalkeeper and any striker staking any sort of a credible claim would help him enormously. He also needs to accept that he can’t fit all of his best players into a team as they’re all central midfielders.

GK (I’m not even going to suggest anyone, nightmare situation).

Tierney
McKenna
Souttar

Robertson
Christie
Gilmour
Hickey

McGinn

McTominay
Hirst


Any number of alternatives to Hirst, the centre and right of defence are up for grabs and god knows what he does for a goalkeeper.

With the number of good midfielders he has at his disposal, he needs to form a much stronger unit there to dominate games.

We’re not short of either good players or players playing well at a high level for their clubs. Most of it is there (or should be), he just needs to find a bit of inspiration for the problem positions.

And give them a bit of freedom to play. Clarke teams often look like they’re playing with the hand brake on.

You’d also have Doak, Ferguson, Hendry, and a few up-and-comers like Max Johnston, Patterson, Doig, Bowie, Miller to come in and back up/replace those for different types of matches as well

[Carheenlea]

I’d kind of more or less expected McInnes would be taking over from Clarke. Bide his time at Kilmarnock and once the next international campaign was over he would take on the position.

He’s proper Scottish footballing establishment and would be a popular choice amongst the SFA blazers and also with the Scottish media.

When you look at how Kilmarnock fans were not really heartbroken at his departure, he maybe felt that he could be jettisoned long before the Scotland became available, and the chance to move to Tynecastle was an attractive proposition.

I think with taking this role he’s given up the chance of managing Scotland. It would have been interesting to see how he did, but would probably just have been another Clarke.

[Fifeshirehibs]

With Sevco not taking up the option on The Wee Three it has to be Barry, Kneel and Doddsi for Scotlands dugout , their wee Brogues are made for that Hampden Tech Area.

[jacomo]

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I genuinely think approaching Postecoglou to see if he’d be keen would be a good move.

With so little time to train before games you need someone who has a clear set of instructions on how to play and although it’s not worked out for him in the English Premiership, he has international experience.

We want to see the team we have put in more effort than last night and actually give it a go at major tournaments and he prefers to attack.

He also has options in midfield who would be able to press and put in the shift he prefers.

Would be a shrewd move IMO.

This would be tremendous.