Following their loss to Russia left their Euro 2020 hopes in 21, scotland captain Andrew Robertson fumed in his team-mates.
Despite taking a 10th-minute lead through John McGinn, Scotland were defeated with targets in each half by Artem Dzyuba along with a second-half own goal by Stephen O’Donnell, making them six points away from the second qualifying spot in Group I – and with Belgium to pay a visit to Hampden Park on Monday night, live on Sky Sports.
Robertson took aim in his side’s response to their bright start at Hampden Park, declaring he had”never seen anything such as” the manner in which he felt that his country froze after netting the opener.
“There’s frustration, annoyance, everything that goes along with it,” he told Sky Sports. “You’ll sense it from the racks and we have just got ourselves to blame for it, they have every right. It wasn’t great enough.
“Initial 15 seconds I thought we had been good, got the goal and it had been as if it frightened us, I have never noticed anything like this before. That needs to change, Should we enter an outcome it should be a positive not a negative.
“I am filled with everything. Completed, all people except David Marshall. To get 10 players from the beginning not really showing up and putting in the performances we can is not likely to win you a match of soccer.”
Goalscorer McGinn sacked Alex McLeish to this particular qualifying effort following a poor start and put the blame at a lack of opinion among the Scotland gamers, who have not qualified for a championship of any kind.
“It was a combination of things, maybe we lacked a little belief and that’s not okay,” he said. “We’ve to believe we can go and make it 2-0 and 3-0 because if we do not do we aren’t likely to create any tournaments. We know that is the thing that is annoying and we’re capable in there.
“All the boys are gutted. We know we have messed up and we understand what we have to improve on and, if it happens againwe will be in better position to solve it”
Manager Steve Clarke shared his captain’s pity, lamenting the way Scotland”froze” following McGinn’s purpose, also said it had left their showdown with world No 1 ranked Belgium a must-win game should they still harbour hopes of qualifying for next season’s finals.
He explained:”We started the game ever so well, got ourselves in front and then froze. We couldn’t believe we had been in front, almost. We gave them the momentum and took our foot off the gas. It is a disappointing result after a bright start.
“If you’re likely to be eligible you need to turn up at the big games and the huge nights. This was a night we needed to turn up, we did in the beginning and were in the match at the beginning but once it goes 2-1 the momentum swings, we risk a great deal, put some strain on however the Russians were always a danger to the counter and we needed to be wary of that.
“Now it is about becoming the lads positive and up for the game on Monday. It is nearly a must-win. That is the situation, we’ve set ourselves in a spot in the category. We’ve got to get something, and when we have three points it’d surely give us half a chance of becoming.”
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