FIFA’S decision to put a 10-day break into the footballing calendar made no sense to me
Considering he was on loan at Ayr United last season, his rise has been fairly rapid.
He can head the ball, has a turn of pace and also doesn’t hesitate to clear his lines when it’s merited. I like the look of him.
He went on to build on last Friday night by playing well again away to Hungary in the 1-0 victory.
Jack Hendry was in the team in Budapest and came out of the game with enormous credit. He looks as though he has a big future in the game at a high level. So, with Hendry at 22 and Mckenna at 21, there are reasons to be cheerful.
But as we’ve said about Scott Mctominay, let’s not heap too much pressure on them. They need to be protected and there needs to be a sense of perspective.
So, we have a victory to build on and I was pleased for Alex not to lose both games. That wouldn’t have been good for him and not good for the FIFA rankings.
The two games also showed exactly how difficult it can be to play at home and maybe slightly easier away from home. In front of your own supports, the onus is on you to attack and entertain.
Sure, you want to do both things when you are in another country’s stadium but there isn’t quite the same pressure to mount wave after wave.
So, it’s about being adaptable and reacting to situations. Scotland showed last Tuesday that they have different dimensions to their play.
The hardest part is to be creative and break down the opposition.
I hope they can continue to do that – home and away.
Scotlan d did take a while to get going. But we have to remember it was a new team with five debutants