The Dark Blues are looking to go as far as they can in Germany and create history along the way.
So it seems reasonable to conclude that Graeme Souness has more than a decent idea of what a proper Scotland striker looks like. And the former Rangers boss suspects, unless Steve Clarke can find one of his own between now and the summer, then the national side might come up agonisingly short in the quest to make history at Euro 2024.
And, while Souness wouldn’t be presumptuous enough to tell Clarke how to go about the business of bossing Scotland, he does believe a reliable and prolific striker remains the missing piece in the manager’s jigsaw. Souness - who scored four goals for his country in an international career spanning 12 years and three World Cup Finals - said: “We have a really good chance in the Euros.
Lady Luck pulling on a dark blue shirt would help. But a proven scorer of goals is what Souness wants to see most of all. Dykes has nine Scotland goals in 35 caps - but has only bagged five all season leading the line for QPR in England’s Championship. “In each one of those World Cups, you can always point to a game where we just didn’t quite do the right thing. In Argentina in ’78, we lost the first game against Peru. In ’82, we conceded a couple of goals against New Zealand and ended up going out on goal difference.
What Souness knows for sure is that Clarke has been blessed with options in the heart of the pitch thanks to the emergence of a golden generation of Scottish midfielders. Aston Villa skipper John McGinn is the top scorer in Clarke’s squad with 18 goals from 62 caps - which is just one short of McCoist’s international haul.
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