New coach still learning about his squad as they prepare to face Switzerland with the Napoli midfielder expected to return in November.
The scoreless draw in Slovenia on Saturday raised the question of where McTominay will fit in when he returns.
Pocognoli deployed Billy Gilmour and Lewis Ferguson as central midfielders in Ljubljana with John McGinn placed ahead of them to support a two-man strike force.
McGinn, like McTominay, is a mainstay of the team.
Pocognoli also said there will be consistent involvement for Ben Gannon-Doak, a winger who does not automatically seem to fit into a 3-4-1-2 setup.
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New coach still learning about his squad as they prepare to face Switzerland with the Napoli midfielder expected to return in November.
A n elongated international window does not prevent Sébastien Pocognoli from glancing towards the next one. Scott McTominay’s absence from Scotland’s opening set of Nations League games is understandable as the Napoli midfielder recovers from a heart procedure.
The scoreless draw in Slovenia on Saturday raised the question of where McTominay will fit in when he returns. “He can play in many positions,” Pocognoli said.
The answer is not at once obvious. Pocognoli deployed Billy Gilmour and Lewis Ferguson as central midfielders in Ljubljana with John McGinn placed ahead of them to support a two-man strike force. Gilmour was heavily influential during Scotland’s second half.
McGinn, like McTominay, is a mainstay of the team.
Pocognoli seems determined to emphasise that he is not tactically inflexible, despite Scotland’s shape being typical of what he deployed at Union Saint‑Gilloise and Monaco. Pocognoli also said there will be consistent involvement for Ben Gannon-Doak, a winger who does not automatically seem to fit into a 3-4-1-2 setup. Gannon‑Doak appeared as a second-half substitute in Slovenia.
Switzerland may be without Granit Xhaka but they still swatted aside North Macedonia 3-0 on Saturday evening.
Oli McBurnie is likely to retain his place in attack despite his run without scoring in Scotland colours stretching to 17 games. Pocognoli has been delighted with the application and attitude of McBurnie Steve Clarke.
“He played a good game,” Pocognoli said of McBurnie.
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