Scotland’s Men’s National Team have lost their place in the Nation’s League A after a bitter loss to Greece in the play-offs.
It seems as though this has become Scotland’s style, beating big names such as Portugal and Croatia, giving hope to fans who have seen decades of whimsical Scottish football, only to disappoint them by putting on the worst performance imaginable.
After the bitter performance in the Euro’s last summer, something needed to be done to strengthen this squad, however manager, Steve Clarke, doesn’t appear to have done much with his team.
With the number of minutes played at clubs, players are likely exhausted by the time the international break rolls round, and with no real time to rest they are struggling to provide the Tartan Army with the dreams they hope to see made into a reality.
The fans aren’t letting them away with it, as boos rang around Hampden Stadium on March 23, during the second leg of the play-offs, throughout the game and at the full-time whistle.
It’s no wonder fans were showing their fury, there was no movement on the pitch, and the players looked like they didn’t have a clue what they were doing.
To add insult to injury, Greece managed to sub off their two best players, Giannis Konstantelias and Konstantinos Karetsas, and Scotland still didn’t come close to challenging the visitors.
Clarke depends on players who are well past their prime, and it appears he doesn’t want to move on to start building a new squad with young talent.
However, if they want to claim a spot in the 2028 Euros, they have to perform well in League B of the Nations League.
Next up, they face the World Cup Qualifiers, placed in a group with Denmark, Belarus and Greece, Clarke will need to rethink his approach if they want to take any success from the qualifiers.
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