Scott McTominay confused fans with what he did during Scotland’s clash with Switzerland at EURO 2024.
What did Scott McTominay do to confuse fans in the Scotland match against Switzerland?
The Scottish team’s hopes of qualifying for the next round of EURO 2024 are still alive after a tough draw against Switzerland. Coach Steve Clarke’s team opened the scoring thanks to McTominay, who scored in the 13th minute. Despite scoring 1 goal, MU star McTominay still could not help the Scottish team win because Switzerland won. equalized 1-1 thanks to Shaqiri after a superb long-range shot from outside the 16m50 area.
With a 1-1 draw against Switzerland, the Scottish team has 1 point after 2 rounds. In the final match of the group stage they will meet the Hungarian team. This is an opportunity for Scotland to find a ticket to the knockout round of EURO 2024.
But what worries fans is Scotland’s strategy in the match against Switzerland, involving star McTominay. The star who plays football for the MU club has a tall body with a height of 1.93m. However, in the set-piece situations that Scotland took, McTominay was given the responsibility of taking free kicks and corners instead of players with better passing ability such as Billy Gilmour or John McGinn.
This decision by the Scottish coaching staff makes fans extremely confused. It is unclear why Scotland put the 27-year-old midfielder on corner kicks and free kicks, and ignored his aerial ability.
On social networks, fans constantly discuss this. “Why did McTominay take the corner instead of Gilmour or McGinn??” a social network user X asked. “McTominay takes the corners and free kicks?? He should have been inside,” another commented.
“McTominay is 1m90 tall, why does he take corners?” another fan wondered. “McTominay takes free kicks and corners when he’s the best player we have at the end of set pieces. So funny,” another wrote. “”McTominay taking the corners was truly one of the most confusing tactical choices I’ve ever seen”…