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We asked for your thoughts on Scotland's 4-0 win against Liechtenstein. Your views include plenty of praise for teenager midfielder Lennon Miller.

Here's what some of you said:

David: Miller's going to be a future Scotland captain! He's got so much ability.

Paul: Miller is a natural central midfielder who looked extremely competent and comfortable at this level. Will be interesting to see how he fares against more challenging opponents. I, for one, commended him for his comment about wanting to be the best player within a few months. We need to get this national low self-esteem kicked to the kerb.

Thomas: Classy performance from Miller. Adams showed what he can do when we create chances. Really miss having a natural wide player.

Sally: Miller has shown promise and should be given the opportunity to play 90 minutes against better opposition.

Neil: After watching Miller against Iceland I was immediately impressed by his attitude and awareness. He certainly showed that in abundance against Liechtenstein and also his skills with the ball at his feet. We've missed Callum McGregor for his whole round game, hopefully Lennon is a worthy replacement for him for the future.

Ian: So composed and confident, it looked as if Miller had been playing alongside Billy Gilmour and John McGinn for years. That performance will have attracted many more scouts and pushed up Motherwell's asking price.

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Convincing Celtic captain Callum McGregor to make a Scotland return would be the "perfect scenario" for head coach Steve Clarke, says Scott Brown.

McGregor, 31, opted to retire from international duty in August last year following the nation's disappointing Euro 2024 campaign.

Even without McGregor, who has continued to flourish at club level, Scotland's midfield is one of Clarke's stronger areas.

Motherwell teenager Lennon Miller has emerged as an option following an impressive June camp, plus Billy Gilmour, Scott McTominay, John McGinn, Kenny McLean, Ryan Christie and Lewis Ferguson all remain squad regulars.

But ex-Celtic and Scotland captain Brown, who reversed an initial decision to retire from international duty as a player, feels McGregor is still the one Scottish midfielder who "ticks all the boxes" for Clarke.

"There are so many possibilities," the Ayr United manager told BBC Scotland. "The pairing of Gilmour and McTominay is one that's got to flourish.

"You know what you're getting with McGinn. Clarke likes McLean because of his experience. Christie is favoured as a 10, too, so there are plenty of legs in there.

"But the perfect scenario is to get McGregor back. He is the one that ticks all the boxes. He can sit, he can go forward.

"I know he is retired, but that is what Scotland are looking for."

Read more: 'Miller time for Scotland - but McGregor return the dream'

Thomas Duncan
BBC Sport Scotland in Vaduz

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Scotland goalkeeper Ross Doohan reflected on his "crazy" week after making his debut against Liechtenstein.

In fact, in the space of a fortnight, the 27-year-old has won the Scottish Cup with Aberdeen before leaving the club, to cutting his holiday short to gain his first international cap.

Doohan, who is reportedly set to return to Celtic this summer, was called up for the first time on Sunday amid a goalkeeper injury crisis.

He would go on to make his debut for Scotland the following day, keeping a clean sheet in the 4-0 win in Vaduz.

"It was pretty crazy," Doohan told BBC Scotland. "I was on holiday in Turkey with my family, got the call quite early in the morning.

"I phoned my dad, who was in his room, told him I'd be leaving in the morning. So I told them when the flight got arranged, and then my mum and dad came and met me down at the reception.

"They said bye then that was me going to the airport. Thankfully I got the nod to play, it's a great honour to get my first cap.

"You get these games where you might not have a save, but it's all about concentration because anything can happen at any given time, so I was happy how the result went."

Thomas Duncan
BBC Sport Scotland in Vaduz

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Josh Doig could hardly stop himself from beaming after making his Scotland debut in the 4-0 win against Liechtenstein.

The 23-year-old Sassuolo left-back came off the bench and added energy and intent in Vaduz.

"[I was a] bit hundred miles per hour when I came on because I was just so delighted to actually get on the pitch," the former Hibernian player told BBC Scotland.

"Obviously I've been in a lot of squads, but at the same time it's not a bad thing. It's an absolute honour just to be picked, to be playing alongside some of the guys on the pitch, world-class players.

"In my position, you've probably got some of the best two left-backs in the world at the moment, so it can't not help me being around them and being in that environment."

Doig says his parents were on holiday and watching as he earned his first cap.

"My mum and dad are actually in Ibiza watching it, so they're enjoying themselves," Doig laughed.

"I'm sure they'll have a wee drink for it tonight. All my family are really big football fans, so they'll just absolutely enjoy it. It's a happy moment."

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Scotland striker George Hirst told BBC Scotland: "To get that first goal is massive for me, but it was a great team performance and very professional.

"It was very disappointing on Friday night, we had to look at ourselves, but the good thing in football is you always have another opportunity and today we had that chance to put things right.

"They made it difficult for us, it was a dry pitch, there were millions of excuses we could've thrown out there, but we played with the right mentality.

"It makes my running a little easier, sharing the workload with Che [Adams]. If that's something to come moving forward then I'm not going to complain."

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Scotland and Motherwell midfielder Lennon Miller told BBC Scotland: "It's a good night's work, a proud moment to make my first start and to pop up with an assist is always nice.

"It's always easier when you get that early goal, it calmed everyone down and we played some nice stuff out there.

"I thought we came here tonight and our application was second to none."

On what's next, he added: "I've got a couple of weeks off to come, then it's back to it."

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Scotland hat-trick hero Che Adams told BBC Scotland: "I'm happy to get on the scoresheet and help the team.

"It's nice to score for Scotland, it's not happened much since I've been here.

"We knew it'd be difficult, the conditions weren't great, but we were very professional and our mentality was spot on.

"It was important to sign off this year with the win. We're happy we put things right from the Iceland game."

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Scotland head coach Steve Clarke told BBC Scotland: "I know my players, I trust my players, we've had a couple of disappointments, but they've always shown resilience to come back and do what they can do.

"It'll have no bearing on what's going to happen later in the year, but it's nice to finish this camp with a nice win.

"It's not really a feel-good factor because it's still a disappointing camp. We didn't play as we can play at Hampden, so I'm certainly going to carry that on.

"There was hurt and anger in the dressing room and hopefully we can harness that and take that into the autumn games.

"This Scotland team have shown how competitive they can be against [Nations League finalists] Spain and Portugal. We can compete."

On Che Adams' hat-trick: "I'm really pleased for Che. We know what he can bring. Strikers need goals, it's been a little while since he got one. I knew he was desperate to score.

"He got an early one which releases the tension a little bit. I left him on because I knew he'd be desperate for that hat-trick.

"He gets an assist for George [Hirst] too which is big, we play two strikers and they both score which is nice.

"It's not the first time I've [played two up top], its something we've used before."

Clarke also revealed Monday's match was John Carver's last as Scotland assistant coach.

Scotland fans, what did you make of the response of Steve Clarke's side in the 4-0 win over Liechtenstein?

How does this set the team up for the World Cup qualifiers? How impressed were you with Lennon Miller? How important is it to see the strikers finding the net?

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Thomas Duncan
BBC Sport Scotland

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With the mood around the national team a bit edgy, this game had the feel of a no-win situation for Steve Clarke and his players.

Of course they had to win, but they needed a few more positives to come out of it than just that.

Clarke will be pleased to have got a few. Firstly, Che Adams scoring a treble was a big boost given no Scotland striker had scored for the national side in a year.

George Hirst also grabbed an instinctive first international goal, capping a decent two games for the Ipswich striker on his first couple of starts.

There was also the performance of 18-year-old Lennon Miller, who although the level of opponent was weaker than the Scottish Premiership sides he faces every week, impressed.

He was crucial in Adams' second goal, with his pressure and then pass, teeing the striker up to give Scotland breathing space.

There were other flashes from him, too. Whether it was a couple of piercing passes into forward players, or one-two combinations out wide to get Scotland moving forward, he was in the thick of the action.

There were also debuts for Andy Irving, Josh Doig, Connor Barron and Kieron Bowie.

Clarke said these games would have no bearing on how they start the World Cup qualifiers, but the Scotland boss will be grateful to be heading for the holidays on a brighter note.

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As season's go, Kathleen McGovern has had a good one.

Thirty-one goals in Hibernian's SWPL-title-winning campaign earned her a much-deserved first Scotland call-up for the final two Nations League games.

She may have missed the initial phone call, twice, but that didn't detract head coach Melissa Andreatta from starting the 22-year-old at Hampden in her first game in charge.

Following an "exciting" first week in camp, McGovern, ended it with a "dream" debut at the national stadium.

"I was really taken back," the forward told Hibs' club media. "I didn't even expect to really play.

"I didn't believe it when people were telling me that it looked like I was going to start. The team came out and I felt my jaw hit the floor a bit. I was like, this is reality, I'm starting at Hampden.

"I just had to try and control my emotions. I was excited and I couldn't even get to sleep. I just couldn't wait for the game to come, knowing that my family were there at the game, and to start at the national stadium. It's been a dream of mine since I was young.

"To make my debut at Hampden was special, because it was in front of the fans, and I was trying to give a good account of myself to show why I deserved to be there. It was just amazing."

If that wasn't good enough, the striker started again four days later in Tilburg and netted her first Scotland goal on just her second appearance.

"I actually still don't think I had processed my debut," she added.

"I knew the second game was going to be a lot harder as the chances would come few and far between. I just tried to get myself in the right areas.

"I just remember peeling off the defender, just trying to get in front of her and obviously Emma [Lawton] played in a great pass. I just knew that I had to get contact on it.

"It felt silent in the stadium because it was all Netherlands fans. There was no noise at all. Then I looked at the lineswoman and obviously saw that her flag was down. I thought, 'Wow, I've just scored.'

"That was really nice, just to celebrate with the girls on the pitch. To walk away with the draw, when we actually could have won the game, was just excellent. It showed how far we had come in the camp.

"To score my first goal. It really topped off a great season at club and national team level, as well. I was just grateful for the opportunity. I learned a lot and hopefully it was the first of many."

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Scotland midfielder Lewis Ferguson stressed there was no need to panic after Friday's defeat by Iceland - but he admits they need a win in Liechtenstein to restore some confidence.

Steve Clarke's men travel to Vaduz on the back of a 3-1 Hampden loss, which left them with only one win in their last nine home matches.

Fans are now looking for some encouragement ahead of the World Cup qualifying campaign in the autumn, with Scotland up against Denmark, Greece and Belarus.

There are only three professionals in Liechtenstein's squad and they are ranked 205th in the world, plus they were on the end of San Marino's first win for 20 years in November.

But Scotland laboured to a 1-0 win on their previous trip to Vaduz and Ferguson stressed a big performance is needed on Monday night.

"We need to win our next game," the Bologna midfielder said. "We need to go and put on a performance, a good performance and a winning performance.

"That's the only thing that breeds confidence, winning games, so we need to get back to that.

"There shouldn't be any panic. We've got a really strong squad, good players, good quality, loads of experience in the team, so there should be no panic.

"But we do need to get back to winning ways and get back to performing at the levels we've set ourselves."

Jonathan Sutherland
BBC Sportscene presenter in Vaduz, Liechtenstein

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There is a sleepy, summer vibe in Liechtenstein this morning. The sun is shining in this curious corner of the Alps, nestled between Switzerland and Austria.

Today is Pfingstmontag or Whit Monday, a public holiday in these Germanic speaking parts. It marks the second day of Pentecost, which commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit on the disciples.

But for Scotland a day of overtime lies ahead as they seek redemption from recent purgatory.

Given the quick turnaround from Friday, the flatness of the dismal Hampden defeat by Iceland has not dissipated.

Liechtenstein are the sixth worst side in the Fifa rankings, without a competitive win in five years and they failed to even touch the ball in the Welsh penalty area in their 3-0 loss in Cardiff on Friday. But none of that does much to salve the sense of foreboding given Scotland have struggled here before.

Fourteen years ago they had to huff and puff to a 1-0 win in Vaduz. That result came after Liechtenstein had stunned Hampden by taking the lead before Scotland roused themselves to a 2-1 win thanks to a Stephen McManus header in the depths of injury time.

Scotland may have recently duelled it out admirably with eventual Nations League winners Portugal, but against the supposed lesser lights there is a well documented history of toil.

Iran and Peru both in 1978, Costa Rica in 1990 all leap to mind. Even last summer Scotland laboured to a 2-0 victory over Gibraltar.

A similar score line would suffice today from this depleted Scotland squad. But there is a trepidation when the Scots face the banana skins of world football.

There is no doubt players are running on fumes. Kieran Tierney and Scott McTominay are out and the squad is down to the bare bones.

There are mitigating factors for Scotland. The freakish goalkeeping situation means it is likely Ross Doohan will be given the gloves. If reports are to be believed he is to be Celtic's third-choice keeper next season. That speaks volumes as to the seriousness of the situation between the sticks, which national coach Steve Clarke has recently spoke of.

The manager remains an ironclad bastion of calm, at least on the surface. Monday evening has no bearing on World Cup qualifying, he says. However, he knows - everyone knows - that anything less than a Scotland win over Liechtenstein will be considered a footballing disaster.

End of season and public holiday it may be, but Scotland have work to do after the boos that rang out at full-time on Friday.

Free agent goalkeeper Ross Doohan, 27, cut short his holiday to join up with the Scotland squad for Monday's friendly with Liechtenstein. (Scotsman - subscription required), external

Liechtenstein head coach Konrad Funfstuck wishes he "had those kind of problems" as he laughed off Scotland's goalkeeping crisis. (Sun), external

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Thomas Duncan
BBC Sport Scotland in Vaduz

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The location for Scotland's friendly against Liechtenstein on Monday could hardly be more tranquil.

The Rheinstadion in Vaduz is nestled in the Alps, surrounded by mountains and on the edge of the meandering river Rhine.

It has been far from a calming weekend for Steve Clarke, though.

Amid all the noise after the humbling by Iceland, perhaps the biggest thing on the Scotland boss' mind is who will play in goal?

He says he has made his mind up, but obviously would not reveal the chosen one.

Clarke gave a stout defence of Cieran Slicker after his unfortunate debut during his press conference.

"Cieran is a good goalkeeper," Clarke said of the 22-year-old Ipswich player.

"He trains well, works well in the camp. He's had an unfortunate night and he'll bounce back from it.

"He knows he needs to play more games regularly but he's got a big future in front of him."

Is that the backing Slicker needs before being put back in?

Or will Clarke go for Ross Doohan, who played 18 times for Aberdeen this season and so is more battle-ready? Doohan, Clarke revelaed, cut short a family holiday to link up the with the national side.

Handing a debut to 18-year-old Callan McKenna would be a bolt from the blue given everything Clarke has said about throwing in young goalkeepers in the last few days.

One thing is for sure, all eyes will fall to the man between the sticks when the team news drops.

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Billy Gilmour is convinced "the right Scotland will be back" as Steve Clarke's side aim to respond to Friday's woeful defeat to Iceland in Lichtenstein on Monday.

The Napoli midfielder says he has experienced an "incredible" campaign in club football, winning the Serie A title in his first season in Italy.

But Friday's abject 3-1 loss served as a reality check for the 23-year-old after a period of partying in Naples.

"We can only blame ourselves, it was all on us." the former Chelsea and Brighton man told BBC Scotland.

"It's something we need to get back to doing, being tough to beat at home and away. As a collective, we weren't at it and we weren't good enough.

"We get that the June camps are sometimes a bit difficult, but it's no excuse. We have to be at it, especially against teams like Iceland."

Meanwhile, head coach Clarke says his are "fortunate" to have the chance to rectify Friday's performance so quickly when they face Lichtenstein - live on the BBC - on Monday (17:00 BST).

"You have to recover, football's never smooth," the former Kilmarnock boss told BBC Scotland. "We're fortunate we have a game to put things right."