Steve Clarke warned Scotland job is 'on the line' and early exit would give SFA chiefs a decision to make

Former Scotland defender Alan Hutton reckons Steve Clarke’s job could be under threat if his Munich flops lose to Switzerland and crash out of Euro 2024.

A 5-1 thrashing in their opening against hosts Germany in the Allianz Arena has left Scotland needing a victory over Murat Yakin’s Swiss side, who defeated Hungary 3-1 in their own Group A opener, to avoid an early exit from the competition.

Clarke signed a new contract at Hampden last year to continue leading the national football team until the World Cup in north America and Mexico in 2026. But Hutton, capped 50 times for his country, told Best Online Poker Sites: “It’s amazing how we can go from saying, if he gets through then he may be the greatest manager Scotland have ever had, but if they are beaten three times, he’ll get sacked. Ultimately, this is the sport that we’re in and it always boils down to how well you’ve done.

“The hierarchy will be thinking that Steve Clarke has done unbelievably well to get Scotland where they are, but whether there is someone else who can take them to the next level. For me, a guy who has done what he’s done has to be up there, you have to speak about him. He’s been excellent and the brand of football that he plays is slowly but surely getting better. If he takes them through to the next round, the whole of Scotland will go crazy. If they don’t, though, I think questions will be asked.

“There’s no getting away from it, it was a terrible, terrible start to the Euros for Scotland losing 5-1 in the opening game against Germany. And I’m not going to lie, I thought Switzerland would be the easier game of the two left for Scotland but then I watched them against Hungary and it doesn’t seem to be the case! They looked really good moving