Scotland’s trip to the Aviva Stadium this Saturday will be the third match in ten days for Steve Clarke and his players and could offer the former Kilmarnock boss a chance to experiment with his line-up.
The 58-year old is not known for making wholesale changes to either his squad or starting line-up, preferring a close-knit group of the same names.
However, there are currently three uncapped players in the squad and seven more who have only appeared five times or less in the dark blue jersey.
The match with the Republic of Ireland, who have lost both of their opening Nations League games, and subsequent trip to Armenia on Tuesday could be the perfect time for Clarke to give one or more of these players their chance to shine.
Meanwhile, there are other players in the group who may well be in the position of finding themselves dropped to the bench or out of the squad completely.
For some it may simply be that they are in need of a rest while others, although still performing well, are very much in the latter stages of their career meaning future planning is in order.
Then there are some whose simply need to be dropped as performance levels haven’t been up to scratch.
Here are five players from the current Scotland squad who we believe deserve a chance to start against the Republic of Ireland on Saturday and five who perhaps shouldn’t...
However, there are currently three uncapped players in the squad and seven more who have only appeared five times or less in the dark blue jersey.
5. Out - Grant Hanley
The 30-year old has been ever present in the Scotland set-up for a decade but performance levels over his 48 caps have been erratic and the centre-halves behind him have often stepped up and impressed when given a go.
6. In - Lewis Ferguson
Although it’s been a somewhat disappointing domestic season for Ferguson at Aberdeen, he has been around the national squad with only three caps to show for it and needs more of a chance to show what he can do
7. Out - Andy Robertson
The thought of dropping the skipper and star player may be worrying to Scotland fans, but the Liverpool full-back has already played 57 times this season and has earned a rest - but don’t be surprised if he doesn’t take it!
8. In - Aaron Hickey
The 19-year old got his shot against Ukraine, at right-back rather than his natural position on the other side. It might be a good time to let Robertson rest up and see what the Bologna star can do in that spot.