Pocognoli says that Scotland have the players to play his style and dominate

Sebastien Pocognoli believes he has the players at his disposal to turn Scotland into a team who plays with style and can dominate their opposition. (Image: David Winter / Shutterstock)

Function over form may have often been the hallmark of Scotland’s success under Steve Clarke, but his successor Sebastien Pocognoli believes he has the tools at his disposal to build a national team of both style and substance.

One of the abiding criticisms of Clarke over his reign was that his team, while qualifying for three major tournaments, were regularly not the easiest on the eye. And furthermore, that their inability to impose themselves and dominate their opposition was often his team’s undoing when they did arrive on the big stage.