Oli McBurnie 's detractors to lay off the misfiring striker after his goalless Scotland run against Slovakia stretched to 14 games.
The £20m Sheffield United star replaced suspended Lyndon Dykes for the 1-0 Nations League defeat in Trnava but passed up a gilt-edged chance to open his account for the national team.
That cast fresh doubts over his suitability but both Scotland boss Steve Clarke and Euro 2020 qualification hero Ryan Christie backed the forward.
And now Ferguson has launched an impassioned defence of the towering target man ahead of the Nations League crunch clash with Israel.
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