Hagi is indisputably world class, but he has 34-years-old legs, and Popescu - his brother-in-law - and Petrescu are just two years younger.

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Burley parted company with Scotland in November following poor results and the Unirea Urziceni coach, Romanian Dan Petrescu, could be in the frame.

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But how can a team with the likes of Gheorghe Hagi, Adrian Ilie, Gheorghe Popescu, Dan Petrescu and Viorel Moldovan in its ranks be discounted?

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Dodds, who scored seven goals during his international career under manager Craig Brown, feels Petrescu may be trying to raise his profile by applying for the Scotland job but believes the Scottish Football Association should look closer to home in its search for the new head coach.

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Dan Petrescu looks to have recovered from a foot problem which means Vialli has two major decisions - whether to play a three-man central midfield with Gus Poyet in a free role or a normal 4-4-2 formation and also whether to field Jon Harley or Celestine Babayaro at left-back.

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