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Scotland Under-21 boss urges rapid reply to ‘big dunt’

Scotland Under-21 boss Billy Stark wants a lift from his players.
Scotland Under-21 boss Billy Stark wants a lift from his players.

Scotland Under-21 head coach Billy Stark will focus on making amends for their thrashing by England when they return to competitive action next week.

The young Scots were beaten 6-0 at Bramall Lane in a scoreline no one saw coming after some consistent performances under Stark.

Scotland face Holland in Nijmegen next Thursday in their second qualifier for the 2015 European Under-21 Championship, having taken four points out of six from the Dutch in their previous campaign.

And Stark will attempt to lift his players back up following the disappointment in Sheffield.

“When you are as old as me and you have been in the game as long, you take a few dunts,” the 56-year-old said.

“That was a big dunt, no doubt about it.

“But you learn from experience that it’s gone. You can’t pretend it didn’t happen. But the only thing we can do is show people we are going to be positive in everything we do and we are trying to make amends.”

Stark did not have the chance to lift the players after the game, given they went their separate ways but he feels most have bounced back.

“I think in the main they went back and picked up their club form. Stuart Armstrong has scored in the last couple of (Dundee United) games after having an uncharacteristically poor game against England.

“That will help, that they have got it out of their systems with their clubs. We have to make sure they bond together again and use that experience.”

Stark has made three changes to his squad with Chelsea forward Islam Feruz rested and Hearts pair Brad McKay and David Smith also dropping out.

Their Tynecastle team-mate Callum Paterson is called up, along with Hibernian winger Daniel Handling and Fulham defender Jack Grimmer. St Johnstone’s Stevie May keeps his place in the squad.

Scotland U21: J Archer (Tottenham), J Hamilton (Hearts), C Kettings (Blackpool); S Findlay (Celtic), J Grimmer (Fulham), R Jack (Aberdeen), K McHattie (Hearts), C Robertson (Aberdeen), S Armstrong (Dundee Utd), S Bannigan (Partick), F Fyvie (Wigan), D Handling (Hibernian), J Holt (Hearts), L Macleod (Rangers), D McGeouch (Celtic); R Fraser (Bournemouth), S May (St Johnstone), C Paterson (Hearts), J Walker (Hearts), T Watt (Celtic).