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Hampden debut to forget but Pocognoli looks at bigger picture

Scotland head coach Sebastien Pocognoli hopes "we will remember this night differently later on" as his Hampden bow ends with a 3-0 defeat by Switzerland.

By Sportvanta Editorial

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Hampden debut to forget but Pocognoli looks at bigger picture

Scotland head coach Sebastien Pocognoli hopes to "remember this night differently later on" after his Hampden debut ended in a deflating Nations League defeat by Switzerland.

Off the back of a goalless draw in Ljubljana on Saturday in his first game as Scotland boss, Pocognoli's side slumped to a 3-0 loss in Glasgow's southside on Tuesday.

Scotland are now without a clean sheet in eight home matches and, perhaps more worryingly, have failed to score in six of their nine games this year.

Pocognoli promised a more attacking approach, built on a high press and high energy, but those ideals were undermined by Jack Hendry's 11th-minute red card.

Ricardo Rodriguez rifled the subsequent free-kick past Angus Gunn and the Swiss never ceded control, with Leeds United centre-back Nico Elvedi and Burnley midfielder Zeki Amdouni adding to the scoreline in the second half.

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The Scots are third in their Nations League group after two games, with a trip to bottom side North Macedonia on Saturday before the visit of Slovenia on Tuesday.

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