Scotland breezed past Liechtenstein to secure a 4-0 much-needed international win. Here, we will highlight the key players who contributed to our victory as well as those who could have provided more.
Ross Doohan – 7
Doohan was able to keep a clean sheet on his international debut; however, Liechtenstein never tested him, and other than collecting a few over-hit balls, he had nothing to do for most of the game.
Anthony Ralston – 6
Ralston was solid defensively, making no mistakes all game; however, he was somewhat lacking in an attacking sense, with him being anonymous in the final third.
Jack Hendry -7
Hendry made his first appearance since Scotland’s lacklustre Euros campaign. He was once again sure at the back, dealing easily with any challenge from Liechtenstein.
Scott McKenna – 7
McKenna did everything that was asked of him with no fuss and looked calm and composed on the ball. He could be staking a significant claim to start in the World Cup qualifiers.
Andy Robertson – 6
Robertson, like the others, was solid defensively and dealt with the opposition easily. Picked up the ball in some attacking areas but was pretty ineffective on the whole. Seemed fatigued after a long season.
John McGinn – 6
McGinn, like Robertson, looked tired after a long Premier League campaign and offered very little going forward. Was able to hold the ball well but his performance lacked energy.
Billy Gilmour- 6
Gilmour adopted more of a holding role and passed the ball with ease, but maybe didn’t have the amount of influence on the game that you would’ve expected or wanted from the league winner.
Lennon Miller – 8
An excellent performance from the youngster. He was fast and precise while other players seemed to walk through the game. He took his opportunity well and got a deserved assist for his efforts.
Lewis Ferguson – 6
Ferguson had a quiet game, not really making the opportunities you would’ve hoped he would against such poor opposition.
George Hirst – 7
Hirst managed to secure his first international goal and made some good attacking runs, but was unfortunate to be caught offside a couple of times.
Che Adams – 9
Adams had his best game in a Scotland shirt. He secured a perfect hat-trick and got the first Scotland hat-trick since John McGinn in 2019. He was also instrumental in getting the flick on to provide for Hirst’s goal.
Josh Doig – 6
Will be glad to make his international debut. He came on in the 59th minute for Andy Robertson and was solid defensively, while also creating a few moments in attack, but he was largely anonymous.
Andy Irving – 6
Will also be glad to have secured his first international appearance after replacing John McGinn. Similar to most midfielders, he struggled to create any real opportunities but retained the ball well and rarely lost it.
Nathan Patterson – 6
Replaced Anthony Ralston in the 71st minute. Came on to make his return to the national team after a long spell out through injury. Struggled to meet the pace of the game and lost a couple of duels, but reacted well.
Tommy Conway – 7
Came on for Lewis Ferguson in the 71st minute and proved to be a willing runner, making many runs, and was able to grab an assist with a cross ball into the box to give Che Adams his hat-trick in the 92nd minute.
Overall, a solid win against Liechtenstein, but it was more a case of Liechtenstein playing poorly, rather than Scotland playing well, despite having a lot of creative players who failed to have the desired effect on the pitch.
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