Walsall · National League - North - Play-offs · Midfielder · #17 · England · 22 yrs
Gary Dicker describes his former Kilmarnock boss Steve Clarke as a "clever manager" and isn't surprised by what he's achieved with the Scotland national side. Dicker played under Clarke at Rugby Park for two seasons and is now assistant coach at Charlotte FC. The pair's paths have crossed again with the Scotland squad using the Major League Soccer outfit's training facilities during the World Cup.
It was backs to the wall in the second half and Haiti actually gave us a bit of a doing in terms of the football they played. Steve Clarke will be delighted with the three points but against better quality in that final third they're not going to survive the way they did. A player who can get the ball, hold the ball, play passes, take it in difficult areas and be the metronome we know he can be.
Midfielder missed final training session before Haiti game‘Hopefully that doesn’t spread,’ said Kenny McLeanScotland are confident Scott McTominay will be fit to face Haiti on Saturday despite the midfielder sitting out training on Thursday due to a stomach complaint.McTominay, widely considered Scotland’s most influential player, was a notable absentee as Steve Clarke put his players through their paces for a final time in North Carolina before departing for Boston. There, Scotland will play their first World Cup match in 28 years. Continue reading...
Kris Doolan believes Scotland head coach Steve Clarke's first priority is to "protect the herd". A training-ground friendly with Norway on Monday was cancelled, with Clarke saying "it wasn't worth the risk". "This happens at club level a lot if they're arranging behind closed doors games," former Partick Thistle manager Doolan told the BBC's latest Scottish Football Podcast.
Scotland and Norway were due to contest a training-ground friendly on Monday, but Steve Clarke cancelled one day before the match. The post Scotland branded ‘unprofessional’ and ‘weak’ for cancelling training-ground friendly versus Norway appeared first on SoccerNews.
