Barry Bannan was capped 27 times for his country and was underwhelmed by the performance at the Euros. Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time.
More info Former Scotland star Barry Bannan insists Steve Clarke hasn’t done enough at his two major tournaments and insists the set-up was far too cautious against Hungary as he picked out a raft of things he would have done differently in the tournament. And the 34-year-old Sheffield Wednesday captain – capped 27 times for his country – admitted it’s down to the SFA what happens next with the manager with speculation over Clarke’s future as national team boss with two years left on his contract. Scotland were hit with a sucker punch late on as they crashed out of Euro 2024 with the least shots on target in European Championships history.
Scotland were thumped by Germany 5-1 in their opening game before a battling 1-1 draw against Switzerland offered hope of making history and qualifying for the knockout stage but it ended in failure. And that came on the back of picking up a single point at the same tournament three years ago and Bannan questioned why Clarke didn’t: Bannan, speaking to talkSPORT radio, said: “Tactically, we were very defensive-minded. I was watching the Hungary game and we were building up with SEVEN players from the back at times with the back five and two sitting midfielders.
And you had John McGinn and Scott .
