messi scored 19 goals agaist the top 6 last season and only 12 against the bottom 6 so his record isnt down to playing dross, its an amazing record that may never be broken. I bet he also has a very good assist tally for the year.
But the problem isnt just with selection, its the way he set his team out to play. hutton, caldwell, berra and maloney should be nowhere near a scotland team and that says alot included mulgrew because he is a best of a bad bunch imo