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Scotland's new coach faces early struggles
Scotland's new coach Pocognoli struggles as team loses to Switzerland.
In brief
Scotland's new coach Pocognoli struggles as team loses to Switzerland. Scotland's new coach Pocognoli loses to Switzerland with a red card and no goals. Originally reported by BBC Sport.
Scotland fans welcome new coach
Scotland fans came to Hampden to welcome new coach Pocognoli but left with old team woes.
“Scotland fans came to Hampden to welcome the new man, Sebastien Pocognoli, and left with all the woes of old weighing them down as they went”
Early game disaster
Scotland lost 0-3 to Switzerland with a red card in the first 10 minutes.
“More calamitous defending in the beginning, another self-inflicted wound that was a complete game-changer, another day without a goal - four in a row now”
Hendry sent off
Jack Hendry received a red card after a handball against Dan Ndoye.
“In the early minutes when Jack Hendry got himself sent off, we may as well have been back amid the meltdown of Miami”
Switzerland's strength
Switzerland beat Germany 4-3 in a friendly with a strong defense.
“Switzerland don't lose many games. Argentina had the devil's own job in seeing them off in extra-time at the World Cup”
Pocognoli's first game
Pocognoli made his debut but Scotland lost 0-3 to Switzerland.
“Pocognoli still awaits first goal after 10-man Scotland lose to Switzerland”
Hendry's mistake
Hendry grabbed Dan Ndoye in a handball that led to a red card.
“Hendry was in no position to make a legitimate challenge. He needed to accept his fate and hope against hope that his goalkeeper was going to save him”
Aftermath of red card
Scotland scored no goals after Hendry's red card with a 10-man team.
“Off Hendry went, in went the free-kick, and Scotland were a goal behind and a man down against the 14th best team in the world”
Next game in Skopje
Scotland face North Macedonia in a must-win game for goals.
“The next chapter comes in Skopje on Saturday. You hesitate to call it a must-win so soon in Pocognoli's reign, but for feel-good purposes it really is”
Here's the gist
Scotland's new coach Pocognoli loses to Switzerland with a red card and no goals.
