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I did. It was on BBC Scotland. And to say that we were poor in possession is absolute nonsense and it shows me that you didn't watch it.

Why are Scotland supporters scared of trying new things? When new ideas are brought up, the insults come out. Instead of insults, why not actually contemplate and consider? This is why Scottish football is where it is. When Guardiola came into Man City he made sure that each age group played against older and bigger players. So, city would have 13 year olds in their u14, etc. He also did this at Barcelona.

Yay! That's the spirit!

You haven't been watching closely enough. In the past year: 5 matches unbeaten, which includes a win against Germany and the Czechs.

As stated, we've never had performance schools before, so we really can't judge what happened in the past with what's happening now.

I'd suggest that you watch the kids play.

Fair enough. It baffles me why, on this evidence, people are blaming absolutely everything but the players. We can sack all the managers we like. Won't change anything.

You're saying that it's all about strength, height and physique?

On tonight's performance, how can you defend the full team?

How much of the u17 and u19 have you seen?

I don't know. Our national team would probably win, but it would be a struggle.

McTominay is an absolute monster of an athlete. How did he look tonight? It's not about build. I thought that level of thinking was long give.

No. Our u19 team would beat Czech D.

Our senior team wouldn't be able to pump anyone. This was a Czech league select team, and our players looked like amateurs.

All good points. I agree, but it is different this time. The cluster of players we had back then was out of luck, the kids we have now are down to design. Look at Gilmour. He's not massive, but he'd probably run rings around all of those Czech players.

Against a Czech D team? Our main players can barely beat Cyprus, San Marino and Czech D. What are we hanging on to?

Yes. About a year ago they went head to head against Germany, best them, and deserved it. Finishing top of their Europ qualification group. The performance schools are working. We have kids at Man City, Chelsea, Bayern Munich, and perhaps Bologna next.

And me staying? There's another positive. 😛

Do we, though? Watch the u17 and u19 teams and tell me if our seniors are better than them. I'm afraid, we have about 3 more years of this, but we do have players coming through.

We lack quality. Nah. I was being tongue-in-cheek. It was a win. We stood with what we played on Friday, hopefully Clarke sticks with it. If we play with three from 2020-2040, and we haven't qualified for anything, then you can dismiss it as a failure.

I don't care what anyone says. I would retire most of the squad and accelerate the u21/19/17 into the full squad. These players have zero bottle, skill or technical ability.

You really want to drag this thread down? We got three points. The formation worked. The players are awful.

Playing for glorified Championship teams, though. We have two players in the top 6 of the EPL.

The formation worked.

I'll reiterate every single word. The Scotland u17 and u19 are tactically and technically better than their senior equivalent. These players are an embarrassment. Watching this match is akin to watching a primary school football match.