Kenny McLean has defended the 'desperation' tactics which gifted Hungary their late winner and knocked Scotland out of Euro 2024.
pushing too many players up front for the corner which led to Hungary’s injury-time winner in Stuttgart last night and admitted there was an element of “desperation” behind their tactics.
Scotland, who were denied a stonewall penalty when Stuart Armstrong was fouled in the Hungary box by Willi Orban, were left exposed at the back after throwing bodies forward at a corner near the end in a desperate attempt to get the goal they required to win the game.But McLean, who replaced right back Anthony Ralston with seven minutes remaining, has insisted they needed to do that because a draw would not have been enough for them to progress to the last 16 of the competition.
“Ultimately, we committed too many bodies forward for the corner. They left people in dangerous positions to try and win it and we should have switched on to that earlier.
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