Steve Clarke's Euro 2024 approach dismantled as ex-Scotland star pinpoints 4 big changes he would’ve made

Former Scotland star Barry Bannan insists Steve Clarke hasn’t done enough at his two major tournaments and insists the set-up was far too cautious against Hungary as he picked out a raft of things he would have done differently in the tournament.

And the 34-year-old Sheffield Wednesday captain – capped 27 times for his country – admitted it’s down to the SFA what happens next with the manager with speculation over Clarke’s future as national team boss with two years left on his contract.

Scotland were hit with a sucker punch late on as they crashed out of Euro 2024 with the least shots on target in European Championships history. Scotland were thumped by Germany 5-1 in their opening game before a battling 1-1 draw against Switzerland offered hope of making history and qualifying for the knockout stage but it ended in failure. And that came on the back of picking up a single point at the same tournament three years ago and Bannan questioned why Clarke didn’t:

Bannan, speaking to talkSPORT radio, said: “Tactically, we were very defensive-minded. I was watching the Hungary game and we were building up with SEVEN players from the back at times with the back five and two sitting midfielders. And you had John McGinn and Scott McTominay playing behind the striker but McGinn and McTominay are all-action midfielders. I don’t think they are No. 10s. They need to be in the thick of it and and that’s where we let ourselves down a bit.

“We play the five because we have Kieran Tierney and Andy Robertson but with Tierney getting injured that was a chance to go to a back four and go more attacking and have two winger and a striker and a midfield three but because of how we’ve done previously with the five he stuck to that and I get