There is a lot for Scotland’s new manager to tackle.
There is no doubt the side is in a transitional period, with McArdle opting to use his short time in charge as a chance to introduce youngsters to a group who have largely underperformed when compared to their status in the game.
Often described as a golden generation of talent, the players who fell to their knees at Bolt Arena in Helsinki in December had just failed to reach a third major tournament.
For a nation who had made back-to-back finals before that, it has been a challenging few years.
Andreatta is noted for giving youthful players a chance, as well as being adept at working with a group brimming with talent. The Matildas crop she leaves behind have carried a similar heavy weight of expectation to the Scots.
Her immediate task will be picking the players up from their second-half collapse against Germany in Wolfsburg on Tuesday night.
An already bruised side took a battering and they now only have two games left to try to salvage their top-tier status in the Nations League.
They may need to take one step backwards again to get to the level they want to – and fleetingly have threatened to – but given the slips backwards they have made in recent years, it’s perhaps a necessary move to get back on the tournament track.
