'Ultra cautious' Scotland leave six players behind as precaution ahead of Holland friendly

David Marshall (left to right) Stephen O’Donnell, Grant Hanley and Che Adams are four of the players left behind.

Cautious Scotland chiefs have opted to leave six players behind after flying out to Portugal for Wednesday night’s friendly with Holland as they look to avoid a Covid-19 catastrophe ahead of this summer’s European Championship.

David Marshall, Stephen O’Donnell, Nathan Patterson, Grant Hanley, John McGinn and Che Adams have not travelled with Steve Clarke’s squad to the Estadio Algarve from their training base in the Spanish resort of La Finca.