The honeymoon, it seems then, is over. Scotland’s defeat to Slovenia on Tuesday night, the second loss from two attempts at Hampden for Sebastien Pocognoli, has set alarm bells ringing among some sections of the Tartan Army, with questions being asked already if the Belgian has the players at his disposal to execute the system – the back three setup and aggressive high line, in particular – that he seems to be wedded to.
Pocognoli, for his part, has no such doubts. After three weeks with his new squad, he is convinced that with a little time, he can mould them into the attacking, front-foot team that not so long ago, in the dying embers of the Steve Clarke reign, the majority of Scotland fans were crying out for.
