QUOTE OF THE DAY

‘We should have started with Adams and Dykes together up top to give the opposition little chance to dictate from the back’ many times, they know exactly what to expect and how to play against us. But after dropping points against Austria, we needed to do something different.

“One man up front with others playing behind allows the opposition back four the luxury of time and space on the ball. We should have started with Che Adams and Lyndon Dykes up top together to give the opposition little chance to dictate from the back.”

Sam Johnson emailed: “It was another average display from Scotland. Players should have money deducted for continually passing back. They have this nonsensical desire to play it out from defence all the time, then they get an attack of nerves at the halfway line. The only positive was we didn’t lose.”

Helen McCoy emailed: “Scotland were like deer caught in headlights and they were far too slow to attack Israel. Ryan Christie should get a ball to himself, he’s never going to pass it to anyone.

“David Marshall should have saved the shot at Israel’s goal as it was surely well in his line of sight.”

On to club matters and John Melrose, Perth, said: “My fellow Aberdeen fans are nuts for criticising the signing of Scott Brown. He captained Scotland’s biggest club to nine in a row and the quadruple Treble, records that will never be broken. He’s exactly what we need and if he persuades Leigh Griffiths to come, we could mount a title challenge.”