Che Adams has started up front in both games but has managed only three touches in the opposition box.
Clearly, that is not all down to the Torino striker, as service has been limited – plus he was involved in Scotland’s solitary goal against Haiti and might have forced a red card against Morocco.
“Adams can play on the last line, which is important if you’re trying to turn the ball over and you’re trying to hit the space quickly,” Halliday said.
“I just don’t think Lyndon Dykes has got the the pace anymore to play on that last line and to get on the end of things.”
If Brazil are set to dominate possession and Scotland are forced to clear the ball long, is Dykes’ aerial presence more attractive? He won one of his four aerial duels when replacing Adams, who won none from three, against Morocco.
“The way Clarke will look at it is, if you are under pressure and you have to clear long at times, you get more chance of recovering a second ball if it’s going up to Dykes because he’s got that spring and he’s decent in the air,” Allan said.
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