Steve Clarke has explained his Scotland team selection for the World Cup clash against Morocco.
The Scotland boss made three changes with Kieran Tierney, Nathan Patterson and Ryan Christie coming in for Lawrence Shankland, Ben Gannon-Doak and Aaron Hickey.
There has been speculation over a change of shape in an effort to combat the threat of Morocco, but Clarke suggested his changes were simply to "freshen" the Scotland side.
On ITV, he said: "Just a few rotations, freshen it up a little bit.
"Obviously, a big shift in the first game, and it is going to be a big shift tonight as well.
"It's nice to get some fresh faces in."
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Asked about the potential threat of Gannon-Doak coming off the bench against Morocco, he added: "Hopefully, that is the way the game pans out.
"In your head as a coach you are always trying to second guess what might happen in the game.
"Certainly, someone like Ben coming off the bench can be really valuable for us in the second half."
The national team boss then talked up tonight's opposition as being among the favourites for the World Cup, with a spot in the final four a realistic aim for Morocco.
