Honeymoon over as Pocognoli's Scotland suffer domestic disharmony
Sebastien Pocognoli is left with questions to answer after an inert Scotland performance leaves him still searching for his first home win, writes Tom English.
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"'Outfought' and 'not good enough' - Robertson on Scotland defeat"
— Andy Robertson , Athlete
"'Scotland didn't deserve to win' - Pocognoli"
— Sebastien Pocognoli , Athlete
Key People
Aljosa Matko is a Slovenian footballer who scored the equalizing goal against Scotland.
Andy Robertson is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a left-back.
Angus Gunn is a goalkeeper for the Scotland national football team.
Danijel Sturm is a Slovenian footballer involved in key plays during the match.
Ryan Christie is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Sebastien Pocognoli is a Belgian former professional footballer and the newly appointed head coach of the Scotland men's national team.
Zan Vipotnik is a Slovenia international footballer and top scorer from last season.
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Sebastien Pocognoli is left with questions to answer after an inert Scotland performance leaves him still searching for his first home win, writes Tom English.
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