Gannon-Doak role 'main topic' for Scotland - Allan

Ben Gannon-Doak in training on Sunday [PA Media]

Scott Allan believes Ben Gannon-Doak's role in Scotland's final World Cup Group C fixture with Brazil is "the main topic" in how the Scots prepare.

The winger started the win against Haiti, playing a role in the winning goal, and came off the bench in the loss to Morocco.

"I feel like when we land on the ball, we never really know what the next pass is," former Celtic and Hibernian midfielder Allan told the BBC's Scottish Football Podcast.

"A lot of that comes down to how your structure is to maybe find your best players in attacking positions. The main topic will be Ben Gannon-Doak. Steve Clarke probably looks at that and goes, 'pulled cramping on about 65, 70 minutes against Haiti, can we stay in the game up until the last 30 minutes and then unleash Ben Gannon-Doak?'

"We've got more energy and more enthusiasm in the middle of the park than Brazil have and that is a route where we have to try and exploit.

"They aren't free-flowing like we've seen from Brazil. If we can get that real energy out of possession and then be so much better on the ball and a bit braver, and a lot of that on this game for me lands on the players being a bit braver and wanting to take a bit of risk."

Allan believes it is "incredible" the Scots could lose two group games and still progress to the knockout stages.

And Allan identified the main threat to Scotland in Miami.

"Vinicius Jr is the man you have to stop and that's why that's an area of the park where you think you'd expect real pressure to be on the ball," Allan explained.