Steve Clarke says there IS goals in his team after missing a glut of chances against the Dutch.
Steve Clarke has told the Tartan Army there’s no need for panic ahead of Euro 2024 - despite Scotland’s hammering in Holland.
“But there were so many good things within that performance against the Dutch. We have to build on the good things rather than worry too much about the bad things. Of course, we’ll address the bad parts, the bad goals because they were really poor. But it was a strange game. We need to analyse it and work it out. The negative is the 4-0. It’s a spanking and it was a sore one.
He says the Brighton midfielder produced the best performance of his Scotland career so far, despite the damaging defeat. Clarke said: “I took Billy off and it was harsh because that was his best game for Scotland. He was outstanding. I took him off because I wanted to freshen it up and give Lewis Ferguson time on the pitch. But before the subs had a chance to bed in, it was 2-0 and it suddenly became a long night.
“I had an idea in my head but I’ve had to sleep on it. Whatever team I pick should win the game - that’s how I feel. We keep saying we have good strength in depth, so whether I make five or six changes or just one or two, we’ll still look to win the game.” He said: “There are goals in this team, for sure. We created a lot of chances on Friday and another night maybe we score one or two of them. I don’t have to pick Lawrence up. Why? He’s a striker and they miss more chances than they score. He’ll recover from it and I thought he did really well in the game. He made a good contribution to the team.
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