Saint Pete

Unless he's injured, bizarre that Larin has not been used after scoring 2 goals previously in the tournament. Kind of hope Canada lose now!

Sorry but that's utter nonsense! You are allowed to use your body in football to defend, since when has that become a foul? The defender does not foul the attacker, Canada player is playing for a penalty by engineering contact, if anything he kicks the defender.

ITV half time analysis getting it wrong, saying VAR overturned the penalty. No they didn't, ref gave a goal kick!

VAR called that one right in my opinion, not a penalty. Defender doesn't get the ball, but the contact between them was initiated by the Canada player so no penalty.

What are VAR thinking not giving a foul for that?! It's a head high foot and he clearly made contact with defenders head.

If Scotland wanna go through they need to go for it in last 20 and try to improve their goal difference by at least 1 goal, maybe 2. Otherwise they will surely be out once everyone else has played.

Disallowed 😒 Lucky for the defender.

Double fuck up! 🤣🤣

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The ridiculous over-hype and media bigging up of a pretty average Scotland side does kind of make you wish for them to get smashed to be fair.

Wow.

Yep, they are very strong. World class players on the bench, only just bringing on Cherki from Citeh!

Brilliant from Olise.

Agreed, I don't think Downs should be written off at 21 years old and the example given above of Larin is a good one as he shows that strikers can go through fallow periods in front of goal but then come good. But I also think we shouldn't put reliance on him to fill the gap left by Stewart if we are serious about promotion ambitions. Can we afford to keep Downs in reserve as well as signing another starting option forward? I don't know but I can't see it somehow. I think they will maybe have a look at Downs in pre season but another loan for him is the most likely outcome for him. Then we will bring the Stewart replacement in, probably another loan like Larin. Can't see us moving for a striker until quite late in the window.

Well yeah, but is that later part the club view or Alfie House's view? The bits that are quoting Solak or club "sources" seem to be angling towards Downs being given another go, but time will tell I guess.