Escocia, el retorno de los guerreros del tartán

Escocia, el retorno de los guerreros del tartán

La selección escocesa de fútbol volverá a disputar una Eurocopa 25 años después. Se han necesitado una pandemia mundial y una agónica tanda de penaltis para conseguirlo, pero los Guerreros del Tartán por fin están de vuelta.

 

Escocia, el abuelo al que nadie prestaba atención

Cuando eres viejo, te encanta contar historias de tu juventud, de cómo pasabas el tiempo cuando eras un chaval. Al principio, estas resultan muy interesantes para todo el que las escucha. Después, tras repetir una y mil veces las mismas »batallitas» tu público comienza a perder el interés. No es que ya no te respeten, pero del pasado no se puede vivir. Lo que importa de verdad es el presente, y la memoria, sobre todo en el fútbol, es muy pero que muy frágil.

Algo así le pasaba a la selección escocesa de fútbol hasta hace bien poco. Para empezar, cabe recordar que el fútbol no podría entenderse sin la existencia de este combinado. Corría el año 1872 cuando a escoceses e ingleses se les ocurrió la brillante idea de disputar un partido de fútbol. Tuvo lugar en el Hamilton Crescent, un pequeño recinto en la ciudad de Glasgow. Aunque el resultado del encuentro fue a gafas, este fue registrado oficialmente como el primer partido de la historia del balompié. ¡Benditos británicos!

La selección del »país valiente», a diferencia de su gran rival desde aquel día, Inglaterra, no ha obtenido ningún título a nivel internacional y su palmarés se resume en algún torneo amistoso o de carácter regional. Es por esto que los escoceses, pese a ser uno de los dos precursores del balón, han pasado sin pena ni gloria en lo que al fútbol se refiere. Escocia es ese abuelo al que todos quieren, pero al que nadie presta atención. Aunque quizás esto cambie pronto, pues este viejo se ha cansado de las historietas y quiere disfrutar del presente como un adolescente.

 

Faldas a cuadros, gaitas y un billete para la Eurocopa 2021

25 años. Para muchos, toda una vida. Eso ha tardado »El ejército del tartán» en volver a clasificarse para una fase final de Eurocopa. Se ha necesitado un cambio de siglo, varias guerras y una pandemia mundial para que las faldas de cuadros y las gaitas retornen por fin al escenario europeo. El pasado 12 de noviembre, tras superar a Serbia en una fatídica tanda de penaltis, los escoceses atraparon de una vez por todas ese billete que les garantiza estar en la siguiente edición de la Eurocopa, la cual se celebrará el año próximo en estadios de todo el continente.

Con Steve Clarke como técnico y una nueva remesa de jugadores como Andrew Robertson, Kieran Tierney o Scott McTominay, el crecimiento de los »Guerreros Celtas» parece no tener retorno. Pese a la resaca por la histórica clasificación, los de Hampden Park también dejaron buenas sensaciones en la Liga de las Naciones de la Uefa, en la que estuvieron a punto de ser primeros de grupo. Todo esto les ha servido para auparse en el Ránking FIFA, en el que ya ocupan la posición 49. El cuadro escocés, lejos de ser un mito como el del Monstruo del Lago Ness, es ya una realidad. Una realidad en la que las gaitas rompen el silencio de los estadios vacíos y en la que las faldas de cuadros vuelven a estar a la moda.

 

¿Qué propone la Escocia de Steve Clarke?

Escocia ha vuelto. Qué duda cabe. Pero, ¿cuál ha sido su secreto? ¿Qué conjuro ha utilizado Clarke para dejar atrás la maldición? El ex-futbolista de St.Mirren y Chelsea FC coge al equipo hace apenas un año. Las cosas no iban demasiado bien con el antiguo seleccionador, Alex McLeish. Con el de Glasgow no se practicaba un mal fútbol, pero la ternura defensiva hacía de los del tartán un ejército poco temible. Derrotas ante Rusia o Bélgica, ambas por 4-0, terminaron por destruir la confianza que se había depositado en el técnico escocés.

Con la llegada del actual entrenador, se enmendaron muchas de esas debilidades. El equipo, con Andrew Robertson como máximo escudero y Kieran Tierney mostrando su mejor nivel, solidificó su defensa. A ello se sumó el buen momento de Liam Cooper, central del Leeds United que le otorgó a la zaga escocesa la veteranía necesaria. Así, el combinado nacional no solo aprendió a defender mejor, sino también más arriba, convirtiéndose así en un equipo muy correoso.

Aunque en un inicio se decantó por un 4-3-3, Steve Clarke ha conseguido exprimir al máximo a sus pupilos a partir de la implantación del 5-3-2, en el que el jugador del Manchester United Scott McTominay retrasa su posición a la defensa central para aportar metros por alto y también una purificada salida de balón. En el centro del campo, cemento armado; McGregor y Ryan Jack, de Celtic y Rangers respectivamente, actúan como elementos de contención, sin tener un gran protagonismo con balón. De esta forma, le dan la libertad suficiente a un Mcginn que pica como una abeja en la mediapunta.

 

 

No obstante, el gran beneficiado de este sistema no podría ser otro que Robertson, estrella del equipo y uno de los mejores laterales del momento. Actuando como carrilero, el incansable defensa del Liverpool no cesa en su empeño de poner centros envenenados al área para que delanteros de gran envergadura como Dykes puedan acabar haciendo gol.

En resumen, Steve Clarke ha hecho de estos una tropa muy organizada. Un ejército en el que todos curran a destajo y en el que nadie se relaja ni un solo instante. Los guerreros del tartán vuelven a batallar, y esta vez con más armas que nunca.

 

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