LIECHTENSTEIN boss Konrad Funfstuck laughed off suggestions Scotland have a goalkeeper crisis and said: “I wish I had those kinds of problems!”
Scotland face the tiny Alpine nation — ranked 205th in the world — in a friendly in Vaduz tomorrow night.
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Steve Clarke’s squad in disarray after injuries to Craig Gordon, Liam Kelly, Zander Clark, Angus Gunn and Robby McCrorie.
That means Celtic-bound Ross Doohan is likely to come straight in for his debut.
But Funfstuck said: “I’d love to have the problems the Scottish coach has!
“Scotland have a good goalkeeping tradition and they will have good goalkeepers in their younger years who will have big careers.
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“They have very good players, a good structure and a good coach.
“We have to focus on ourselves and try to develop our football, with clear principles and ideas. That’s our goal.
“Travelling back from our match in Wales we saw some of the Scottish supporters who were already on the way to Liechtenstein.
“British football, and Scottish football in particular, is special. It has undergone a huge development in the league and the national team.
“The national team has created a buzz and we have great respect for the Scottish team.
“They are extremely good and individually strong and we’re looking forward to meeting them.
“We know the clear positioning of our side and Scotland — we are clear outsiders, the absolute underdog.
“But we showed against Wales on Friday night that it’s not easy to play against us.
“We made it difficult for them and we want to try to show the same energy and power against Scotland.”
Clarke’s side are aiming to bounce back after the 3-1 loss to Iceland on Friday and Funfstuck — whose side went down 3-0 in Cardiff — added: “I would have preferred that Scotland had won against Iceland, I’m honest about that.
“But Iceland have a good team with a good individual quality — Scotland against Iceland is an open match.
“It doesn’t change the fact that Scotland are a very good team.
“They will have a lot of fans here and they will really want to present a spectacle for them.”
The majority of Liechtenstein’s players are part-timers who play in the Swiss and Austrian third and fourth tiers.
Midfielder Simon Luchinger, who’s just signed for Austrian Second Division side Schwarz-Weiss Bregenz, admits he’ll have his own Scottish backing tonight.
The 22-year-old — who’ll win his 30th cap — said: “When I was at St Francis University in Pittsburgh in the USA. I played alongside a Scottish player called Patrick Heron.
“I haven’t seen him for more than three years but he is coming to the match in Vaduz so it will be great to see him.
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“I love the intensity and passion of British football. We have a little more anticipation than usual about this match.
“It was a highlight for me to play in Wales and playing Scotland at home will be another positive.”
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