Burley leaps to Iwulemo's defence

Scotland manager George Burley defended substitute Chris Iwulemo following the striker's miss in the scoreless draw with Norway at Hampden. Iwulemo missed an open goal from close range as the Scots missed the chance to go five points clear of Norway in World Cup qualifying Group Nine. "He'd score 99 times out of 100 and unfortunately this was the one occasion that he didn't score," said Burley. "There's still everything to play for, but drawing makes it more difficult." Iwulemo and Steven Fletcher replaced James McFadden and James Morrison as Scotland chased a winning goal. Kris Boyd was also on the bench, but Burley elected not to use the Rangers forward. There were some outstanding displays, especially in the second half Scotland manager George Burley "We had changed it with the... [read full story]