# Pocognoli to lean on Scotland’s ‘captain group of five’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/pocognoli-to-lean-on-scotlands-captain-group-of-five/
- Published: 2026-11-10T20:49:11+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-10T21:26:08+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC Sport (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cmde8e8wjyzgo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Sport, UK, World

## Key points

- McTominay returns to Scotland’s squad and joins Pocognoli’s five-player captain group.
- Scotland need four points from their last two Nations League matches.
- Robertson is set to equal Dalglish’s 102-cap record.

## Summary

Scotland head coach Sebastien Pocognoli says Scott McTominay will join a five-player leadership group as he returns to the squad for Friday’s Nations League match against North Macedonia. Pocognoli believes the team’s experienced leaders can help put his instructions into practice and raise standards on the pitch.

McTominay, 29, missed Pocognoli’s first four matches in charge and has recently returned to playing after treatment for an irregular heartbeat, which he received shortly before Scotland’s World Cup win over Haiti in June. Captain Andy Robertson is also among the leaders and is set to equal Kenny Dalglish’s record of 102 Scotland caps. Scotland sit third in Group B1 and need at least four points from their final two games to have a chance of reaching a promotion play-off.

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