Scotland Under-21 boss Billy Stark could use the much-maligned 4-6-0 formation in the future - but not against Iceland in the second leg of their European Championship play-off on Monday night.
Craig Levein has come in for some heavy criticism over the weekend after he sent his Scotland side out without any strikers for the Euro 2012 qualifier against the Czech Republic in Prague on Friday night. Stark's youngsters trail 2-1 from the first leg in Reykjavik and the former Aberdeen and Celtic midfielder is contemplating his line-up for the return game at Easter Road - but it will contain strikers.
"There has been a bit of talk about that formation (4-6-0) being something that coaches at the top level will use over the next few years but we will need to wait and see," he said.
"I wouldn't rule anything out but it's not something I have thought about.
"To be honest with you, how you set up your team is important, of course, but people are bewitched by formations.
"You can look at a team and come up with a formation that I think is a wee bit different.So I don't set too much store by that. What it comes down to is players and how you utilise them.
"You look at the players at your disposal, the opposition, the whole circumstances of the game and you try to come up with the best possible way of winning it. It is as simple as that.
"We have to win this game. We are at home. We have to be aware that they are really dangerous, full of quality and pace and it would be naive to think we would be able to go through the game without having to defend.
"But we intend to put them under more pressure than we did at their place, that's for sure."
Source: PA
