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Tartan Army give Pocognoli cautious welcome

Tartan Army give Pocognoli cautious welcome

bbc.co.uk 27.09.2026 17:25 3 views
Scotland fans appear to have mainly emerged positive from Sebastien Pocognoli's debut as head coach.

Sebastien Pocognoli, his players and much of the media saw enough in Saturday's Nations League opener in Slovenia to remain positive after the new head coach's debut in charge despite the goalless draw. On BBC Radio Scotland's Sportsound, former internationals Callum Davidson, Willie Miller and Michael Stewart voiced some words of caution, reserving judgement on the Belgian's system as he prepares for Switzerland's visit on Tuesday. But what of the Tartan Army?

We asked for your views and here is a selection. Why does Robbie Ure have Robbie Ure on his Scotland shirt? Swiss hail 'great job' without Xhaka & Embolo From turgid to thrusting - mixed start for new Scotland It is fair to say a slight majority of respondents were enthused by what they saw at Ljubljana's Stadion Stozice, mainly by the second-half display...

Craig: First Scotland game in years where I haven't had palpitations. I loved the energy in second half. We may not have scored but the new formation and attacking focus was excellent.

George: First half, bit worrying. Second half, different class. Solid in defence (keeper could've been sat on a deckchair).

Finishing needs a wee polish but there are positive signs there too. Fingers crossed after a positive start under the new boss. Rosh: It was practically two different performances in one game.

First half, we were very poor and struggled to string two passes together. However, the second half was like a totally different Scotland team. Slovenia could barely get out of their own half.

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