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Steve Clarke has already come under scrutiny for his decision to omit Ollie McBurnie from Scotland’s World Cup squad.
After Saturday at Wembley, there could be more.
McBurnie was City’s match-winning, campaign-winning hero – Their new Dean Windus, In a less spectacular but arguably much more dramatic fashion.
The 29-year-old Scot pounced on a mistake by Middlesbrough goalkeeper Sol Bryan in the fifth minute of stoppage time. Championship play-off final.
It sent the Tigers back to the top flight of English football after a 10-year absence.
His Wembley winner came just four days after the 19-goal forward Dropped from Clark’s team for this summer’s global extravaganza in the US, Canada and Mexico.
So McBurney may not go to the World Cup with Scotland is Going to the Premier League with Hull.
“I’m very happy he’s not going to the World Cup because he can rest now,” Tigers boss Sergej Zakirovic told BBC Sport.
“He had a conversation with the head coach (Clarke) and explained to him what the situation was.
“He scores goals – but that (selection) is the job of an international coach and I respect that.”
After naming his squad, Clarke stated that the player did not fit the type of character he wanted in his squad.
“You realize that McBurney could have scored a hat-trick in every game in the last two months of the season and Clarke would have been stagnant.” By Tom English, BBC’s Chief Sports Correspondent.
“Maybe he doesn’t like him as a footballer, maybe he doesn’t like him as a person. Whatever.”
Zakirovich, however, believes McBurney is making a positive impact in the dressing room.
“He’s a leader – he’s different and has a lot of experience in the Championship and strikes fear into opponents,” the Croatian said of his former Swansea and Sheffield United forward.
