Steve Clarke hoped it would. If only the Israelis had been convincingly swept aside last time out at Hampden and maybe even put in their place ahead the one that really matters a week tomorrow.
Had it all slipped seamlessly into place then Clarke would have left the national stadium that night, credited with a stroke of managerial genius.
A major reshuffle of Scotland ’s pack that allowed him to deploy all of his cards in one go – and a warning to the opposition of more punishment to follow in the crunch Euro 2020 play-off which is just about upon us.
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