Ryan Christie

Christie treats the edge of the penalty area as his preferred shooting zone rather than a place to simply lay the ball off, curling efforts with his left foot that dip late enough to beat goalkeepers who have set themselves for something straighter. That range came through consistently at Celtic, where he built a reputation for scoring the type of goal that changes a match rather than merely finishing one off. He links play just as readily when the shot is not on, which stops defenders simply backing off him.

Scotland have trusted him with the responsibility of taking games by the scruff of the neck in tournament football, which says plenty about how coaches rate his temperament under real pressure. A serious injury interrupted his rhythm at exactly the wrong moment for Bournemouth. Whether the shooting boots return the way they were before is the thing supporters are quietly waiting to find out.