BBC Sport Scotland's Tom English reviews a mixed start to life as Scotland head coach for Sebastien Pocognoli as his side open their Nations League campaign wi…

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Highlights: Slovenia 0-0 Scotland

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For 45 turgid minutes in Slovenia, some in the Tartan Army might have reimagined the Steve Clarke years as a time of plenty, the halcyon era of ambitious football when Scotland were an all-electric thrill-fest

The opening half of the Sebastien Pocognoli regime was, as expected, disjointed

It was also, rather unexpectedly, devoid of anything remotely related to what Pocognoli laid out as his non-negotiables - front-foot pressing, high intensity, speed of thought and mind, goal threat

They had no shot on target and lost so many aerial duels that you stopped counting beyond the half-hour mark. They took 38 minutes to touch the ball in Slovenia's penalty area

It wasn't like they were under major pressure - the hosts are a pretty toothless side - but neither were they accurate or energetic. Everybody who preached patience in the new era gulped hard. This was not good. We didn't expect champagne, but this was stale beer