Gunn Back & Motherwell Players Miss Out - Key Takeaways From Scotland's Squad

Although, arsenic expected, nan squad has a acquainted consciousness to it, Clarke was clear location is still room for players to play their measurement into nan group who will caput to nan United States successful June, erstwhile they will return connected Haiti, Morocco and Brazil.

He said location were 4 much players who he wanted to person successful nan squad for nan games against Japan and Ivory Coast, but injuries deprived him of that chance.

"There are immoderate players I consciousness I request to person a look at," Clarke explained. "A batch tin alteration complete nan adjacent 10 weeks earlier you prime your last squad.

"Hopefully, nary important injuries but it tin hap and has happened to america before, truthful we person to beryllium fresh to screen each nan bases.

"There are a fewer players who could person been successful nan squad and are not successful nan squad - but I cognize what they tin do.

"I've sewage different players successful nan squad wherever I'm possibly not convinced yet astir what they tin and can't do. So, let's person a look and spot what happens.

"There is ever room for personification else, an outsider."

Only Curtis, Sparta Prague midfielder Andy Irving and Wrexham centre-back Dom Hyam are caller faces from November, erstwhile regulars returning from wounded are discounted.

Hyam, who is playing each week for a Wrexham broadside successful play-off contention successful nan Championship, whitethorn person nan astir to summation if fixed clip to show what he tin do.

Nathan Patterson, who has had a reliable clip dealing pinch injuries astatine Everton, besides has a awesome chance to beryllium he is nan man to deputise for Aaron Hickey astatine right-back aft starting his Scotland profession powerfully earlier his move to England.