Findlay Curtis has forced his way into the reckoning for a World Cup starting place against Haiti.
The Rangers youngster scored his first Scotland goal in last weekend’s 4-1 defeat of Curacao.
Bournemouth’s Ben Gannon-Doak lacks minutes and match sharpness after a long spell of recuperation from injury.
And manager Steve Clarke admits that 19-year-old winger Curtis has staked a strong case for the opening game in Boston after catching the eye on loan at Kilmarnock.
The Scots play their final warm-up game against Bolivia in New Jersey tomorrow night (Saturday) and the Scotland manager believes the stage is set for new idols to emerge.
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“If you watched the game at the weekend you would have seen that Ben is obviously lacking minutes and looks a little bit rusty.
“So, for him, against Bolivia it will be about trying to get more minutes into him and see if he can just slow down and relax a little bit on the part of the game that he needs to work on.
“Findlay has come off the end of the season in a totally different situation. He’s on a high, he’s doing this, he’s doing that and his goal at the weekend might have been scruffy but he scored it because he’s touch sharp.
“So he’s in a great place. He’s very confident and he’s a really good boy. I really like him. His personality is good, he’s good around the place.
“And sometimes it all comes down to timing. Sometimes it’s young players who turn up, sometimes it’s the more senior players.
“But if the mood is right and the moment is right then hopefully we can get more than just one hero - hopefully we can get two or three.”
