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You are Scotland boss Pocognoli - what would you do?
Sebastien Pocognoli
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Sebastien Pocognoli's first camp in charge of Scotland ended in gloomy fashion last month as Slovenia deservedly won 2-1 at Hampden.

The Belgian head coach has the chance to bounce back when his side face North Macedonia in Glasgow's southside on Friday, live on the BBC.

Scott McTominay, Kieran Tierney and Che Adams are all back in the national team squad for the closing Nations League double-header, which ends with a trip to Switzerland on Monday.

Put yourself in Pocognoli's shoes and pick your XI with our team selector below, while we have picked out some of the key selection dilemmas.

McTominay is sure to make his first appearance under Pocognoli, but where will the Belgian deploy the Napoli star?

The 29-year-old has been sitting slightly deeper in midfield for his club this season but has still managed five goals in 11 outings.

Pocognoli used a 3-4-2-1 or 3-4-1-2 formation across his first four games and McTominay could well be used with John McGinn behind a central striker, given the duo's impressive strike rate at international level.

Billy Gilmour and Lewis Ferguson were the starting central midfielders in all of Pocognoli previous matches, so is that an established long-term pairing or will Ryan Christie finally get the chance to show what he can do in the area where he has excelled with Bournemouth in recent years?

Of course, McTominay and McGinn are options in the middle of the pitch too.

The width is almost certainly going to come from wing-backs despite an unconvincing beginning to Pocognoli's preferred method.

Skipper Andy Robertson is a dead cert to start on the left as he closes in on the nation's caps record currently held by Sir Kenny Dalglish.

Ben Gannon-Doak started the last two games on the right but the little winger is not a natural fit in the position.

However, he was a dangerous attacking outlet in the 2-0 win away to North Macedonia and may be favourite to keep the jersey for an evening when Scotland are expected to have the lion's share of possession.

For the sterner test away to Switzerland, Aaron Hickey appears the obvious alternative.

Oli McBurnie started the first four games of the Pocognoli era after ending his long exile from the squad and earned praise for his industry.

But here's the rub. The Hull City striker is still without a goal in 20 caps.

McBurnie is off the mark in the Premier League though, with two goals in his past three outings.

If Scotland revert to two up top at home to opponents that have not scored in eight matches, his place looks assured.

If it's down to one, then the manager might want a look at Adams or go with Kieron Bowie, who was on target with a cracking early strike against North Macedonia in October.

Like Robbie Ure at Sevilla, Bowie has lost his starting place at Sassuolo over the past three league matches, which could be a factor.

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