Flawed but relentless Scotland show themselves as men of substance
Flawed but relentless Scotland show themselves as men of substanceTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedFigure caption, Scotland fall to narrow defeat against MoroccoByTom EnglishBBC Scotland's chief sports writer at Boston StadiumPublished8 minutes agoIn his time as Scotland head coach, Steve Clarke has been pelted with flak for his risk-averse management, his innate caution, his reluctance to roll the dice. Whatever happened to that guy? Where did he go?In the closing stages of this thriller in Boston, Clarke was a footballing Amarillo Slim, a fearless gambler throwing on attacking players in pursuit of a point in a game that lurched from total Moroccan dominance to total Moroccan panic.Scotland lost, but in the grand scheme of things - where goal difference will be vital in determining the best third-placed teams - a 1-0 loss was no great letdown, not that it would have felt that way to the Scotland players at the end.In doing a television interview in the aftermath, Lewis Ferguson looked pained and upset. Others were just like him. Andy Robertson rubbed his hands over his face in frustration. Lyndon Dykes looked, for a second, as if he was going to throw up. Scotland had two penalty claims, one for Scott McTominay and another for John McGinn. Borderline, both. You've seen them given, as the mantra goes. A sense of injustice, justified or not, would only have darkened their mood.Scotland's World Cup knockout hopes remain alive despite defeatShould Scotland have had two penalties & been playing against 10 men?Published54 minutes agoWho was Scotland's stand out? How the players ratedPublished1 hour agoThe contrasting emotions were fascinating. Morocco were relieved men. For a long spell in the first half they looked like they were going to cut Scotland to smithereens with their movement and their class. At full-time they looked overjoyed at falling over the line.The Scots didn't man...المصدر: BBC Sport | Source: BBC Sport
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