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Smiling Gilmour key to Scotland success

New Scotland manager Sébastien Pocognoli wants midfielder Billy Gilmour to take risks and lead the team to success after their World Cup exit.

Pocognoli believes a 'smiling' Gilmour will be central to Scotland's hopes of improvement following a disappointing World Cup campaign where the team exited at the group stage. The Napoli midfielder missed the tournament through injury but excelled in Pocognoli's debut as manager, when Scotland drew 0-0 with Slovenia in the Nations League. piekny-pies.pl

'If you have a player who plays one touch without even looking where he puts it, it means he understands the game plan,' Pocognoli said of Gilmour before Scotland's match against Switzerland at Hampden Park on Tuesday evening.