The boss looks set to add to his attacking options for Euro 2024 with the tournament opener against Germany just days away.
The hitman was on target for the Scotland Under-21s in Turkey last night while the senior side struggled to break down Gibraltar. Clarke’s men eventually saw off the minnows 2-0 but it took an hour before Ryan Christie made the breakthrough and Che Adams smashed in a second late on. The national boss is still weighing up his attacking options after the brutal body blow of losing Lyndon Dykes for the Euros.
Clarke admitted his side will need to be more clinical in Germany after wasting a glut of chances against Gibraltar. But the manager was happy with the victory after going seven games without a win in the midst of Euro qualification. Clarke – who opted to sit in the stands in the Algarve – said: “Yes, we won. It has been a long time. Nice to win, nice to get a clean sheet obviously. I don’t think Zander Clark had too many touches of the ball, maybe a dozen at most.
“A better ratio would have been two or three at half-time and we can go out and play with a little more freedom in the second half. I told them not to panic at half-time and they didn’t panic. We scored two good goals – well, one good goal, Che’s was a good goal, Ryan’s was a bit scrappy. “I s**t myself. Of course I was worried. Every time someone goes down, you get a collision, you stay down. You get some who try to pull the wool over the referee’s eyes but Liam doesn’t stay down very often.
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