According to the Daily Record Scotland had one flawless performer in the 1-0 defeat from Israel last night. Ryan Jack take a bow.
Being generous to him you could say that he was quietly effective, in reality you could drop the effective part as you review a performance alongside giants of the game such as £30m Sheffield United duo of Oli Burke and Oli McBurnie.
Switching into Morelos Mode the Record awarded the tigerish and classy (yes, tigerish and classy) Jack 8 out of 10 for his performance. Callum McGregor picked up a 6 for his display.
Graeme Young of the Record claims:
Ryan Jack- He’s getting better with each passing match and his big-game experience for Rangers in Europe certainly helps. Tigerish in the tackle and classy in possession – you can see why he’s become an automatic pick. 8
The Record has a great tradition for this type of story, four years ago digital expert Jonny McFarlane told his army of readers why Barrie Mackay was a better talent than Kieran Tierney. Soon after RB Leipzig dropped their interest in the £6m rated winger who is now on a hairdressing course at Fleetwood Town.
After the euphoria of the shoot-out win over Serbia, where Flawless Jack allowed Leigh Griffiths and McGregor to take penalties as he took a back seat, it was back to reality for the Tartan Army.
Back-to-back defeats to Slovakia and Israel sum up where Scotland stands internationally- what could possibly go wrong going into the European Championships led by Flawless Jacko with Stuart Armstrong, Kenny McLean and John Fleck as back-up.
Scotland player ratings as flawless Ryan Jack impresses on a night of frustration ? https://t.co/dtJBjXF71i pic.twitter.com/aHinUelQZm
— Daily Record Sport (@Record_Sport) November 18, 2020
Jack was miles out of position when Israel scored.
— McCrazy (@Dazed1nConfused) November 19, 2020
Invisible Man!
— Ted A (@superted63) November 19, 2020
Must have been another Ryan Jack who got a yellow card then.
— Johnny Nelson (@Johnny_Nelson45) November 19, 2020
Ryan Jack did a decent job along with Cal https://t.co/uIbtiY1psX you give RJ 8 & CM 6 in the middle of the park, doesn’t make sense?As a pair they did ok together,RC started brightly,AR,KT,DC,DM,SO’D all as good as RJ imho.
— snlmullen (@si_mullen) November 19, 2020
There was no outfield player that got pass marks tonight, Ryan Jack included.
— Sbuddie (@Sbuddiesaints) November 18, 2020
Got booked for a bad challenge in a dangerous area as well, Christie was the best Scotland player on that park tonight. Jack absolutely bottling hitting it at the edge of the box in the 1st half was shameful
— HWGTIAR (@Championees67) November 18, 2020