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Given the lethal form he has shown for Hearts this season, plenty of Scotland fans were banging the drum for Lawrence Shankland to start this friendly against Holland.
They duly got their wish as Steve Clarke handed Shankland just his second start for the national team – and his first since October 2019.
How would Shankland’s red-hot form fare in the land of Oranje? How would he cope with playing against the man mountain that is Virgil van Dijk?
In all fairness, Shankland played fairly well. He held the ball up, showed some nice touches, and helped knit together some neat passages of play.
But it’ll be the chance he was presented with on 62 minutes that will be running through his mind for days.
Scotland fans got their wish when Lawrence Shankland started in the 4-0 loss to the Netherlands
However, he missed a one-on-one chance in just his second Scotland start, which won't help his bid for a starting spot
Played in by Scott McTominay, Shankland was clear through on goal and just had Dutch keeper Mark Flekken to beat.
He didn’t snatch at it, but nor did he show the requisite composure or killer instincts that have typified his 27-goal season at
