Exclusive: George Burley looks for attacking football against Norway - without Boyd and Iwelumo

Oct 11 2008 By Keith Jackson and Neil Cameron GEORGE BURLEY last night promised Scotland will play sexy football in their quest to reach the World Cup finals. The national coach says the days of safety first and making the most of the team's physical strengths have gone. Instead he will offer the Tartan Army a brand of free-flowing football which he hopes will bring positive results, starting against Norway at Hampden today and ending with a place at the 2010 showpiece in South Africa. Burley is set to stick with his 4-3-3 formation against the Viking raiders but top guns Kris Boyd and Chris Iwelumo will be left on the bench. Record Sport understands reports that new boy Iwelumo would get a starting slot are wide of the mark and Boyd will also be a sub. Instead, James McFadden is likely to be handed the main attacking role... [read full story]