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BBC News
3 days ago
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Another long night ahead for Scots...
For a wee while there, I thought I was going to have to look out a pair of the panic is over, Scotland have - eventually - made it to so far from ideal for Melissa Andreatta, on her first away day with the Scots, and for the for captain Rachel Corsie, who will retire tonight. What a way to go squad had a morning training session at Oriam yesterday, before gearing up for their scheduled flight in the afternoon. Then it was delay after delay after delay.A late night was had as plans were hastily put in place for this morning's after a long couple of days comes a gruelling meeting with the Jonker's side were surprisingly scudded by Germany on Friday, so could be in frightening hoping the Scots are awake and alert, or it could be an even longer night.
BBC News
4 days ago
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Can Scotland capitalise against 'wounded' Dutch?
On Tuesday night Scotland will face a Netherlands team - live on BBC Scotland -which is wounded, both in a physical and emotional sense before their final Nations League match in some of their key stars, the Dutch were walloped 4-0 by Germany in their penultimate game, which set off alarm bells back home as they prepare to play in the Euro 2025 group of death this summer alongside England, France and goalkeeper Daphne Van Domselaar was missing with injury, as well as attacking totems Lineth Beerensteyn and top scorer Vivianne latter will definitely not return to face Scotland, while Beerensteyn missing out would be music to Scotland's ears given she has scored three goals across the last two Victoria Pelova and key midfielder Danielle van de Donk were not fit enough to start in Bremen meant a switch to a back-three formation, which seemed to bring confusion rather than stability as Germany ran riot, scoring three in the first Andries Jonker, whose contract is not being renewed after the Euros this summer, said too many players were below par as questions surround his can Scotland capitalise? Well, they will need to be far better than they were for the first 70 minutes against Austria in Melissa Andreatta's first the reverse fixture, Emma Lawton's first international goal gave Scotland the lead before the Dutch turned things around in the second half to win in truth, the gap between the two teams at Hampden in February was much more than one goal as the Netherlands squandered numerous expectation on Scotland, already relegated and on the back of six straight defeats, could hardly be lower. That tends to be how they like it, though.A victory against even this version of the Dutch seems unlikely, but if Andreatta could grab a result it would jolt her tenure to life ahead of another summer when Scotland watch on from a distance as others enjoy a major tournament party.
