Key Scotland conundrums Clarke must solve

There is nary room for correction now.

In a fewer hours, Scotland will return connected Switzerland successful Cologne knowing thing different than different conclusion must beryllium salvaged to realistically support their Euro 2024 dream alive.

There were truthful galore talking points arsenic to wherever it each went incorrect successful nan 5-1 hiding from Germany connected matchday 1 and BBC Sport Scotland's pundits person tried to reply them...

Angus Gunn came successful for disapproval for immoderate of nan goals conceded astatine nan Allianz Arena connected Friday night, pinch immoderate pundits and fans suggesting a move pinch either Zander Clark aliases Liam Kelly whitethorn beryllium connected nan cards

Leanne Crichton: The goalkeeper business doesn't alteration successful my opinion. I don't deliberation you alteration it aft nan first game, sloppy of really you consciousness astir nan performance.

I don't deliberation Zander Clark aliases Liam Kelly would beryllium a immense difference, simply because Gunn has been Scotland's number 1 successful nan qualifying campaign.

There has to beryllium a spot of belief instilled successful Gunn and that tin travel from 1 moment, a large prevention aliases thing early successful nan game.

Neil McCann: The goalkeeper is Angus Gunn.

I don't spot immoderate logic to change, though I intelligibly person been captious of Angus for nan first, his portion successful nan third, and for not being amended for nan 5th extremity connected Friday.

But I wouldn't alteration him. He's earned nan correct done qualification. I still deliberation he's nan champion goalkeeper successful nan squad, though Zander Clark is pushing for that.

Steven Thompson: It wasn't Angus Gunn's champion crippled connected Friday by a agelong stretch, but he's nan number 1 and I don't deliberation Clarke will alteration it.

We've sewage bully alternatives. I conscionable deliberation he won't alteration it truthful early successful a tournament.

That's not a portion of nan transportation we request to beryllium messing pinch astatine this moment.

Scotland's backmost statement was exposed many times by nan Germans connected Friday. Centre-half Ryan Porteous will beryllium missing done suspension, truthful what astir nan correct broadside of nan defence?

Crichton: Steve Clarke is renowned for being loyal and accordant pinch his squad selection, truthful again I don't spot excessively overmuch changing.

Grant Hanley will travel successful and switch Ryan Porteous. Potentially you mightiness spot a alteration astatine right-wing-back because there's been a batch of sound made astir that.

Through nary responsibility of his own, but I don't deliberation Anthony Ralston has played capable games this play to merit playing back-to-back games. So you mightiness get James Forrest going successful there, which I'd not entity to.

Ross McCrorie whitethorn beryllium a akin bet to Ralston, but he's a bully athlete.

McCann: I'd bring Grant Hanley into nan middle, move Jack Hendry to nan right, and Kieran Tierney to nan near of nan backmost three.

On nan right, I'd spell rather aggressive. I've done it myself and utilized a winger arsenic a helping back. You tin do it if you've sewage guys successful nan correct centre-back position who are bully capable and speedy capable to header pinch playing a somewhat much fierce guardant player.

For me, that correct wing-back is James Forrest.

He's amended coming inside, but if we tin person him having a spell astatine Michel Aebischer... he scored and created a extremity against Hungary, but he's a left-footed correct wing-back.

If we tin get Forrest going astatine him connected his near ft connected nan outside, it mightiness springiness america ammunition.

Thompson: I would alteration nan statement and spell pinch a 4 if it was up to me, but intelligibly it isn't. And rather right, too!

I'd spell pinch Ross McCrorie, Jack Hendry, Kieran Tierney and Andy Robertson.

There person been chaotic cries for Billy Gilmour to beryllium starting successful Cologne aft his beingness was missed successful midfield successful Munich.

Crichton: Billy Gilmour will travel successful and I deliberation Ryan Christie will driblet out. That's really you lick that.

McCann: I really near Billy retired of my action for Germany because I thought we needed Ryan Christie to springiness america much going forward.

I did consciousness Stevie would spell beautiful heavy pinch nan statement - and we each cognize what happened.

But I thought we missed Billy's composure and bravery connected nan shot - and taking risks to get america forward.

I'd play him and Callum McGregor successful a deeper position and move McTominay guardant pinch McGinn for illustration a box.

Thompson: I'd play a 4-2-3-1 pinch Gilmour and McGregor arsenic nan two.

I deliberation Gilmour will play. There were a batch of group who said he should person played against Germany, but I understand nan reasons why he didn't.

But, without a doubt, I deliberation he'll play here.

Scotland grounded to registry a changeable connected target against Germany - their extremity was an ain extremity - pinch Che Adams up front. He had small work to beryllium fair, but should Lawrence Shankland travel in?

Crichton: I deliberation they'll backmost Che Adams, though I'd emotion Lawrence Shankland to commencement pinch John McGinn and Scott McTominay supporting.

Whether that'll happen, I'm not wholly sure.

McCann: Shankland.

That's nary disrespect to Che Adams. He had nary service, nary proviso and it was fundamentally a moving exercise.

He was disconnected astatine half-time, but not because of him.

Sometimes successful large games chances are astatine a premium, but Lawrence's extremity return tells maine he whitethorn conscionable return one.

His wide link-up and all-round play is fantastic. He's played nether an tremendous magnitude of unit pinch Hearts arsenic a nexus man arsenic good arsenic being a extremity threat.

Thompson: It's possibly a spot unfair connected Adams arsenic he was sacrificed astatine half-time because of nan sending disconnected connected Friday.

But I consciousness we request goals and to create chances. If we're talking astir goals-to-games ratios, Lawrence Shankland is nan champion successful nan squad.

If location were opportunities, I'd alternatively Lawrence was connected nan extremity of them.