JOSE MOURINHO has offered Steve Clarke some tactical advice to help Scotland down England at Wembley.
The two Auld Enemies clash in their second Group D clash tonight.
The Tartan Army returned to the international big stage on Monday after a 23-year wait when they faced Czech Republic at Hampden Park.
But the feel-good factor was soon ended as Scotland slipped to a 2-0 defeat on home turf – leaving the trip south of the border an almost must-win.
England, on the other hand, began in positive fashion as Raheem Sterling fired them to a 1-0 win over Croatia.
Looking ahead to the game, Mourinho revealed he wants to see his former Manchester United midfielder Scott McTominay line-up in defence so that the Scots can unleash Chelsea ace Billy Gilmour in the centre instead.
The Special One, who is SunSport’s exclusive columnist for the tournament, told talkSPORT Breakfast: “Steve [Clarke] deserves all the respect and the last thing I want to do here is be the smart one, it’s just my opinion like anybody else who listens to this show.
“The fact McTominay can play in defence, he’s faster than Grant Hanley and I think Scotland need speed against Sterling and Rashford – they’re going to attack the space in the behind.
“Do you lose a very strong midfield player? Yes.
“But [Stuart] Armstrong and [John] McGinn are good players who are intense and recover balls and the kid, Gilmour, he will give them a focal point because he wants the ball all the time.
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“You can look at his body and think, ‘they’re going to smash him’, but they’re only going to smash him if they arrive on time, and he is very good and very quick on the ball.
“And often, if a player wants to come in and smash him, they will arrive too late, he’s already gone.”
He added: “So if Scotland play five at the back with Scott in the back-five, they can bring in the kid to play in midfield, and that would help against England’s pace.”
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
