Key questions as Pocognoli prepares to name Scotland squad

Sebastien Pocognoli names his second Scotland squad on Tuesday, with various dilemmas to address. Scott McTominay and Che Adams could return to the Scotland fold Sebastien Pocognoli faces a major test early in his tenure as he prepares on Tuesday to name his second Scotland squad after back-to-back home Nations League defeats. The Belgian goes into the final two matches of League B1 knowing that his side must take at least four points at home to bottom-placed North Macedonia and away to the table-topping Swiss to have a chance of even finishing second. Even then, they also need Slovenia to slip up against both those sides if the Scots are to make the promotion play-offs.

Lose the first game at Hampden and the nightmare scenario of finishing bottom – and suffering relegation to League C – is also still a possibility. So who are the men vying for a place in Pocognoli's rescue squad shaping up? Scott McTominay was the major miss from the former Union Saint-Gilloise and Monaco head coach's first selection and will surely be the first name on his list this time. The 29-year-old midfielder immediately scored two doubles for Napoli following his comeback from minor heart surgery. Billy Gilmour has been less fortunate, having been left unused on the bench while his countryman made his hero's