'Big talent for now and future' - but Scots boss coy on Doak selection
Steve Clarke says it is "my job" to make the call over whether in-form winger Ben Doak features in Monday's final Nations League A Group 1 match away to Poland.
Doak, 19, impressed on his fifth appearance - Friday's 1-0 win at home to Croatia - which has given his side a chance to maintain their League A status.
Third-placed Poland are level on points with the Scots, but won their opening meeting at Hampden in September.
When asked if it would be a disappointment for supporters not to see Doak in the starting XI, boss Clarke said: "Yeah, they would be - that's my job.
"He's obviously feeling good about himself but he's in among good people. We'll keep his feet on the ground."
And Clarke added: "He's a big talent for now and a big talent for the future, hopefully, for the country. There's plenty of time for him to develop.
"I haven't named the team. The boys don't know the team yet but I have a fair idea in my head what it'll be."
Team news
Scotland goalkeeper Craig Gordon has travelled despite a virus over the weekend and Clarke is hopeful the 41-year-old will be available.
Poland are without captain Robert Lewandowski and Sebastian Szymanski, two of their scorers in the 3-2 win in Glasgow, as well as Southampton defender Jan Bednarek.
Poland host Scots after bruising loss
BBC Scotland commentator Liam McLeod
A 5-1 Nations League thrashing at the hands of Roberto Martinez's table-topping Portugal while Scotland were battling to victory over Croatia has left Poland without a hope of finishing in the top two as they prepare to welcome Steve Clarke's side to Warsaw on Monday.
Staying in League A is now their only target because of an inferior head-to-head record with Croatia, and coach Michal Probierz has the added issue of being without many of his likely starters against Scotland after watching his team dismantled in the second half by Cristiano Ronaldo and co.
"Football life is like a whirlpool," Probierz said as he sifted through the wreckage of their pummelling in Porto. "If you get hit, you have to get up."
What they said
Poland head coach Michal Probierz: "I'm not saying [Scotland] are playing in a defensive way but they have a very good team collectively speaking; they have two or three very good individual players.
"We, as a team, we are for the good and the bad, we're not trying to find guilty ones [after Friday's 5-1 defeat by Portugal]. Everyone has the right to make mistakes. As a team we are ready to play and fight Scotland."
Scotland midfielder Billy Gilmour: "We know it's a massive game and we know we need to win. The results haven't been good enough but some performances have been good and we've been close and lost at the end.
"We're in a a tough group, tough opponents and we know we could have done better in games but sometimes that's what happens.
"We can't win everything but for us we want to make it right tomorrow by winning and we will keep pushing."
