Ewan Murray
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Of course.
Compare them with the teams that didn't make it out of the group and the players they had.
So while that, again, undeniable black and white fact, I think there's probably a bit of nuance to that element as well.
What do you make of the squad, Ewan?
The squad's fine apart from goalkeeper.
Well, that's slightly unfair.
They have goalkeepers, one of them, Craig Gordon, who's 43, and Craig Gordon is still capable of playing, but hadn't played for Hearts since January until he played against Curacao.
Angus Gunn at Northampton Forest, basically no football either.
So goalkeeper is a problem.
Their midfield is strong.
Centre-back, I think, is a bit of a problem.
Centre forward, I think they can get by, including because Laurence Shankland is in a rich way of form.
And I think now Steve Clarke is inclined to turn towards him.
So it's centre back and goalkeeper where I think they may have a problem.
And also...
this will work both ways.
They have quite an experienced squad by way of, you know, a lot of players with a lot of caps.
And I actually think, I think it will help that they will be hugely motivated, one, to do well in this tournament because they feel they didn't represent themselves fairly in the last two Euros.
But two, I also think there's a good few players who will believe this is their best or final World Cup chance.
And I don't think we should underestimate that this will motivate them hugely going into this tournament.