As Scotland prepare for the second international break under Sebastien Pocognoli, 11 players plying their trade abroad will represent Scotland. Scott McTominay will return to the fray after missing the last camp. Here’s how all 11 men have faired in the past week.
Ché Adams & Nathan Patterson: It was a dissapeointng week for Torino’s Scottish duo. Ché Adams was a second half substitute, whilst Nathan Adams watched from the bench was Torino due 1-1 at home to Lecce.
Luis Binks: The Brondby defender captained his side to a 1-0 defeat away to FC Copenhagen in a derby dubbed the ‘new firm’ in Denmark. Brondby currently sit fifth in the Danish Superliga, 10 points behind their capital city rivals.
Kieron Bowie: Positive performances from Bowie last international break will lead to calls for the Sassuolo striker to take Scotland’s #9 jersey this camp; but it’s been an up and down campaign at the Neroverdi so far. Bowie has found himself in and out of the starting XI and was limited to a second half appearance for Sassuolo’s 3-0 loss away to Roma at the weekend, replacing Nemanja Matic at the break.
Lewis Ferguson: Bologna’s resurgence under new manager Raffaele Palladino continues, with a 2-1 win away to Parma. Ferguson played the full match and captained the side as Bologna find themselves unbeaten in their last four, climbing to eighth in the Serie A table.
Scott McTominay & Billy Gilmour: Napoli’s Scottish dup enjoyed two starts this week as Massimiliano Allegri’s side fell 4-1 away to Porto in the Champions League before drawing 1-1 with Serie A leaders Lazio. In a pre-match press conference before hosting North Macedonia, Scott McTominay also revealed he received heart shocks just days before Scotland’s World Cup opener against Haiti this summer.
Angus Gunn: Despite a 3-1 loss and an own-goal away to Minnesota United, Angus Gunn’s San Jose Earthquakes side rounded out the MLS regular season finishing fourth in the Western Conference, qualifying for the play-offs in the process.
Ryan Porteous: The LAFC defender was handed a return to the Scotland squad earlier this week amid Stephen Welsh’s injury. Porteous’ LAFC side fell 2-1 away to Seattle Sounders whilst the Scotland defender assisted LA’s goal. Much like Gunn, LAFC finished sixth in the Western Conference, earning their own play-off spot.
Jack Hendry: The Al-Ettifaq defender played the full match as his side defeated UAE club Ajman 2-0 in the Gulf Club Champions League.
Robbie Ure: Sevilla’s #9 was limited to a 16 minute cameo as Sevilla drew 0-0 at home to Alaves. Sevilla currently sit sixth in La Liga, with Ure only notching one league goal thus far.
Sebastien Pocognoli is yet to enjoy a Hampden win as Scotland boss, but his side will host North Macedonia, the only side he has managed to beat on Friday night, before making the difficult trip to group leaders Switzerland on Monday night in the final night of this UEFA Nations League campaign.
