Scotland’s star performer in their 1-1 tie with Switzerland was Grant Hanley, who played a masterful substitute for the suspended Ryan Porteous.

In the Group A match on Wednesday night, the 32-year-old was placed back into the starting lineup, since Watford defender Porteous was out following his horrifying red card.

And when Scott McTominay’s goal gave Steve Clarke’s team a share of the spoils, he proved to be a rock at the back, keeping their hopes of making it to the European Championship knockout stage alive.

Scotland has never advanced past the group stage of the Euros in their fourth attempt.

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Adrian Durham, who is providing live player ratings from Germany, has rated and disparaged Scotland.

He said Scotland were “much better,” and the scores are noticeably higher than their first-round loss to Germany.

Hanley, who occupied the middle position in Scotland’s back five, organised the defence to keep Switzerland to scraps for most of the match.

He most definitely didn’t have the appearance of a player who played in just eight Championship games in the 2023–2024 campaign.

Furthermore, he was unfortunate not to score the winning goal as his header in the 65th minute struck the post.

“Hanley, how did Steve Clarke think it was a good idea to leave him out last Friday?” Durham asked, bestowing a massive 9/10 on Hanley.

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“Never got involved”

Although every Scotland supporter in Germany knows Aston Villa captain John McGinn, he found it difficult to make an impression against Switzerland.

And unlike Brighton midfielder Billy Gilmour (rated 7/10), who was constantly searching for the ball, he was frequently a passenger at times.

Despite the fact that the former Chelsea sensation “proved why he should’ve started against Germany,” McGinn’s absence may have saddened supporters.

Durham, who received a five out of ten, said: “Didn’t participate in the game nearly enough. However, that rating is still five times higher than what he was able to muster last Friday night in the 5-1 loss to the host country.stepped up

Scotland’s star player during their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign was McTominay, a midfielder for Manchester United who netted seven goals.

At last, he demоnstrated his abilities at Eurо 2024, capping a quick cоunterattack with a fоrtunate deflectiоn оff Newcastle’s Fabian Schar.

If Scotland are to have any hope of making it to the knockout stages, Clarke will be looking for more of his late dashes into the box.