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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
Sport
Matthew Lindsay

Steve Clarke urged to revert to a five man defence - and launch a World Cup offensive

Scotland great Maurice Malpas has backed the national team to beat Haiti regardless of the formation they play – but has admitted he would like to see manager Steve Clarke revert to a five man defence at the World Cup and go on the offensive.

Clarke looks set to stick with the 4-4-2 system which he used in the warm-up friendly wins over Curacao in Glasgow last month and Bolivia in New Jersey last weekend in the Group C encounter with the Caribbean nation in the Gillette Stadium in Foxborough on Saturday evening.

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