Graham & Ure make Pocognoli’s first Scotland squad
Stoke City defender Luke Graham and Sevilla striker Robbie Ure are set to earn their first full Scotland call-ups on Tuesday, when Sebastien Pocognoli names his maiden squad as head coach. Both 22-year-olds enjoyed breakout moves this summer after strong domestic form, and their inclusion signals the Belgian's intent to refresh an ageing squad following Steve Clarke's departure after Scotland's failure to reach the knockout stages of a major tournament.
Graham impressed at Dundee, winning the club's players' and young player of the year awards, before joining Stoke, where he has been ever-present in an unbeaten run of four Championship games; he already has three Scotland under-21 caps. Ure scored 20 goals in 20 games for Sirius in Sweden, earning a £5.5m move to Sevilla, though he is yet to score in La Liga and is also eligible to play for Ukraine. Pocognoli's squad announcement comes at 11:00 BST, with Hearts players also tipped for inclusion, ahead of his first games in charge against Slovenia on 26 September and Switzerland three days later.
- Luke Graham and Robbie Ure set for first Scotland call-ups.
- Pocognoli names his debut squad as head coach on Tuesday.
- Scotland face Slovenia (26 Sept) then Switzerland in Nations League.