Daily Archives: March 29, 2026

No pace. No wingers. No main character striker. Scotland have a creativity problem


Scott McTominay
“The sarcastic cheers urging Kenny McLean to shoot anytime he was in the vicinity of the halfway line were a reminder of that euphoric night at Hampden Park 130 days ago, when Scotland condensed three decades’ worth of wonder goals into one evening. It was the only part of the 1-0 defeat to Japan that stopped the 45,000-strong home crowd questioning whether that night in November had been a fever dream. …”
NY Times/The Athletic (Video)