Germany win 5-1 and a brutal lesson for Scotland tonight. Reality has indeed set in as feared by many Scotland fans incl myself. Germany outstanding and a huge gulf in class!! Scotland extremely poor with mistakes galore, lotsa players off the pace of the game, some invisible and huge questions raised re the goalkeeper, Angus Gunn!! Has this goalie finally been found out in a serious game that mattered!!!? Ralston's position quickly "found out" by Germany, Porteous red-carded and an idiot - Gundogan lucky not to have a broken leg!! The first Germany goal set the tone of this match with Gunn at fault - not an out n out "howler", but save the shot and prove you are a top international goalie son!!! Failed the "acid test"!! Scotland's A game wouldn't have been good enough v Germany anyway. However, this was not an acceptable level of performance at all esp in front of a fabulous Scotland support that deserved better than this non-performance - note: not a single shot on the Germany goal!!? We move on, but a massive post-mortem should take place after this sham. And hopefully a positive reaction to follow v Switzerland in Cologne. My biggest concern before this match ever began was the fact lots of these Scotland players have seen the back end of a long, hard football season. These players collectively raising their game to a decent level in three consecutive Euro group matches was gonna be a huge challenge in my humble opinion. That concern confirmed tonight although a lotta Scottish footie fans (coupled to the ridiculous "over the top" media/bbc coverage) tend to mistakenly think these players are as "fresh as daisies" and ready to go.
Steve Clarke's post-match comment: "We're a better team than that!! Keep the faith"!! Fingers crossed there is a huge improvement in performance and team selection.
Steve Clarke's post-match comment: "We're a better team than that!! Keep the faith"!! Fingers crossed there is a huge improvement in performance and team selection.