You are the new Scotland boss - what would you do?
Sebastien Pocognoli is presented as Scotland’s new head coach in an interactive BBC Sport feature focused on his first team selection. The feature asks readers to put themselves in the coach’s position and choose Scotland’s starting XI, but the supplied information does not specify the players available or the date of the match.

BBC Sport invites readers to put themselves in the position of Scotland head coach Sebastien Pocognoli and select his first XI.
The feature does not provide, in the supplied information, details of the match, the players considered or the formation.
THE QUESTIONS THIS EVENT LEAVES BEHIND
What criteria should guide the selection of Scotland’s first XI?
How might the choice of a first XI affect players left out of the team?
What information would be needed to judge whether a proposed lineup is suitable?
How could supporters’ expectations influence decisions about the starting team?
YOUR QUESTION
Does this story leave you with another question?
Send us the question the report did not answer. It may become the next question IAQ investigates.
GLOBAL CURIOSITY MAP · AUGUST 2026