Tartan Army dey march into unknown territory as Scotland begin life without Steve Clarke, di nation longest-serving and most successful manager.
For seven years, Clarke guide dem, and even though plenty people tire for him style of football, e carry dem from international wilderness go three major tournaments.
Sebastien Pocognoli na di man wey get task to fill those big shoes.
Di Belgian don already collect early goodwill by freshening up di squad, but that cordiality go only carry di 39-year-old so far if di promised style and substance no show.
For co-hosts Scotland, e harder not to qualify for Euro 2028 than to claim one of di 24 places, so that one suppose give patience for di new boss and di Scottish FA, wey don take small gamble going loco for Poco.
Clarke reign na more about functionality than flare.
E be formula wey bring positive qualifying results, whether fans find am easy on eye or not.
Some of those wey dey colour di streets of Ljubljana still dey scar from di summer heartache at di prompt World Cup exit, while others dey take notes of di picturesque surroundings as inspiration for statues of di former manager.
Pragmatism haul Scotland back on to di biggest stage after 28-year absence.
But, once dem reach there, Clarke side make pitiful attempt to steal any headlines from di supporters wey shine for Boston and Miami.
That na something wey dem go expect from Pocognoli, to make small noise for major tournaments, through di nice football he tease, too.
As he acknowledge, di foundations dey there.
Wise old heads remain for di squad and dem go need dem as di young guns make di jump.
Captain Andy Robertson don impressed by di new additions energy and enthusiasm.
E reignite something inside him too.
As long as Pocognoli get buy-in of di skipper – who he meet for dinner and had multiple chats with before kicking off di training camp for La Manga – di rest suppose follow.
And he go need dem all.
For Spain, where di squad sweat through dia drills earlier dis week, players had to be peeled off di pitch, exerting demselves to dia fullest in attempt to put demselves in frame for start.
There’s feeling say, although dis na new-look squad, e no go be so much new-look team.
E more about how dem ask dem to play.
Di sweeping assumption be say Pocognoli go go with 3-4-3 – aggressive from di off, suffocating for di final third – in one of di system many variations.
Several national teams don change managers since di World Cup, although Pocognoli no dey garner same attention as Jurgen Klopp, Xavi Hernandez or Zinedine Zidane.
He don oversee just 107 games in him spells in charge at Union Saint-Gilloise and Monaco, after playing career at left-back earn am 13 caps for Belgium.
Compared to Clarke, and many others on international scene, he somewhat inexperienced, and so is him squad.
Twelve of dem no dey United States.
Eight dey yearn for first cap.
Pocognoli don cast him first net far and wide.
Sevilla striker Robbie Ure, Brondby captain Luis Binks and late addition Kristi Montgomery may never get look-in under Clarke.
Not age thing, but Oli McBurnie finally back with point to prove.
James Wilson and Findlay Curtis both get caps by Clarke – di latter make two World Cup cameos – but both don release to under-21s for dia important hosting of Azerbaijan on Wednesday.
Di focus on youth, led by SFA chief football officer Craig Mulholland, na far cry from di output di last time Scotland dey Slovenia.
After agonising 2-2 draw for 2017, wey end dia hopes of place at 2018 World Cup, then-manager Gordon Strachan famously point towards genetics for him side failure.
Di Slovenes, who appoint former centre-back Bostjan Cesar, sent off in dying minutes of that game for 2017 back in January, dey in sticky spot with just one win in 10.
Whisper am, but Scotland suppose win here.
But e about more than that as dem get to grips with Pocognoli.
E fit argue say no better time to roll di dice.
E relatively stress-free opening for am with Switzerland at home and North Macedonia away before dem meet Slovenia again at Hampden on 6 October – all in knowledge say couple back-door routes to di Euros dey in two years time.
With that in mind, di new manager go get grace period by punters.
Eleven days na more than most are awarded.
