Nations League: North Macedonia v Scotland Two games, one point, no goals. And a home debut hampered by an early red card. New Scotland head coach Sebastien Pocognoli might have hoped to know more about his side by now.
But little was learned at Hampden on Tuesday as his 10-man team were outclassed by Switzerland. That makes Saturday’s match in North Macedonia - live on the BBC - even more important. A first win under the Belgian is needed.
How might Scotland achieve that? And what are the key questions facing the head coach? You are the Scotland boss - what would you do?
New coach, new players, but same old failings hamper Scotland Hampden debut to forget but Pocognoli looks at bigger picture Goalkeeper Angus Gunn admitted he'd "probably be disappointed" when he looked back at the goals he conceded against the Swiss. The 30-year-old was Steve Clarke's number one at the World Cup and, since then, has remained in the United States with San Jose Earthquakes. But a far from successful start at his new club - where he has conceded 23 goals in 11 games - has continued into international duty.
Ricardo Rodriguez's opener was, in pundit Andy Halliday's view, "shoulder height [with] not a lot of pace". Gunn's failure to keep it out was "so poor", he said. While there was little that could be done for the Swiss' deserved second, the goalkeeper didn't cover himself in glory for the third goal, with Zeki Amdouni's finish going through him.
Gunn's far from convincing performance sparked a conversation around whether he should start on Saturday. Will Pocognoli change goalkeeper after Swiss loss? In truth, he probably will due to the lack of better options.
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