Will Pocognoli change keeper after loss to Switzerland?

If it was a bad night for Jack Hendry, whose 11th-minute red card precipitated Scotland's demise against Switzerland, then it was hardly an evening Angus Gunn will look back on with any great fondness either.

"I've never been a big defender of goalkeepers and I'm looking for more from Angus Gunn," was the view of Sportsound pundit Andy Halliday on the Scotland keeper's performance.

The San Jose Earthquakes stopper, 30, was arguably at fault for the first and third of the three goals that hit the back of his net as the Swiss coasted to victory at Hampden in a deeply unsatisfactory first home match under Sebastien Pocognoli.

The opening goal came in the immediate aftermath of Hendry's red card for denying Dan Ndoye a goalscoring opportunity. Scotland thought they had been given a reprieve as referee Nenad Minakovic's original award of a penalty was changed after a VAR review to a free-kick on the edge of the box.

The let-off meant little as Ricardo Rodriguez smashed the set-piece past Gunn on the goalkeeper's side to open the scoring.

"Shoulder height and not a lot of pace," was Halliday's view. "For me I think it's so poor from Angus Gunn."

After Nico Elvedi turned home Ndoye's cross to double the Swiss lead, Zeki Amdouni rifled a shot that went through Gunn's arms and high into the net to make it 3-0.

"I know it's a powerful strike, but that's one that Angus Gunn can keep out," said former Scotland forward James McFadden.

Gunn started all three games at the World Cup in front of Liam Kelly and Craig Gordon. It was testament to Gordon's extraordinary longevity that he made the squad for the finals at the age of 43 - but also highlighted the lack of other quality options competing for the number one jersey.

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Falkirk's Scott Bain has replaced the retired Gordon in the squad for this Nations League campaign but there is a sense Scotland are not as blessed in the goalkeeping department as they have been in years gone by.

So, will Pocognoli be tempted to make a change in goals for the upcoming matches against North Macedonia on Saturday and Slovenia on Tuesday?

"I don't think there's somebody that's battering the door down to take his jersey because a lot of them aren't playing football," said Halliday.

"He probably is the number one deservedly but you never feel as confident with Angus Gunn between the sticks as you would have done a Craig Gordon, an Allan McGregor, a David Marshall, a Jim Leighton, an Andy Goram. They have been our goalies for the last 20-25 years.

"I'm looking at the first and the third goal - and I might be in the minority for the third goal, I think a lot of people will think it's been hit with such pace - but the goalies I mentioned there, do they save them? I think they do."

Always disappointed when I concede - Gunn

Gunn made a couple of smart saves from Ndoye either side of half-time to prevent Switzerland killing the game off even earlier, but the keeper admitted he would look at the goals he conceded to see where he might have done better.

"They were good strikes but, as a goalkeeper, I'm always disappointed when I concede a goal," Gunn told media after the game.

"I'll look back and see what I could have done better and get better for the next game.

"[For the first goal] obviously when you've got a free-kick that close, you want to protect your side. I was holding as much as I could and saw it late. I'll probably look back at it.

"I'll probably be disappointed and try and get better for next time."