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Scotland are falling brief in large matches as a result of finer particulars, mentioned Scott McTominay after a “self-inflicted” defeat to Poland.
McTominay scored a 76th-minute equaliser at Hampden Park on Thursday, as Scotland seemed all set to take a 2-2 draw from their Nations League opener.
But deep in stoppage time, Nicola Zalewski put away Poland’s second penalty of the night time to sentence Steve Clarke’s workforce to defeat.
Scotland, who crashed out of Euro 2024 with a whimper, are actually winless of their final 5 house video games, their longest such run in 16 years.
“It’s a troublesome one to be trustworthy,” McTominay, who has now scored 9 in his final 16 appearances for Scotland, advised ITV Sport.
“I believed we had been good within the recreation, I felt like at half-time once we had been 2-0 down it was unjustified. That’s soccer, it’s merciless at occasions.
“We had numerous field entries from our sides. It’s disappointing however we confirmed nice character to get again into the sport and we will take perception from that. We actually got here again effectively and didn’t surrender.
“The objectives are self-inflicted from the collective, everyone knows that. It’s these little particulars which are making us fall brief in greater video games. We are able to return and have a look at little tweaks to hopefully enhance.
“Each single recreation of soccer has errors and generally you get punished and generally you don’t. It’s one thing we as a bunch have to take possession of.
“You may’t do something however do your finest on the pitch and hopefully rating the following purpose and in opposition to Portugal [on Sunday] we will be those who come out profitable.”
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Scotland went 2-0 down within the first half, with Robert Lewandowski teeing up Sebastian Szymanski’s early opener earlier than netting from the penalty spot.
Lewandowski has been concerned in 10 objectives in his final 10 begins for Poland (six objectives, 4 assists), whereas the Barcelona ahead has scored every of his final 4 penalties since failing to take action in opposition to Mexico on the 2022 World Cup.
Poland, in the meantime, transformed two spot-kicks in a recreation for the primary time since June 2017 in a World Cup qualifier in opposition to Romania. Although with Lewandowski off the pitch late on, the duty for the second fell to Zalewski.
Billy Gilmour, who, like McTominay, joined Napoli final week, bought Scotland again into it simply after half-time, although the comeback efforts in the end proved fruitless.
“We’re upset. We felt we had been the higher workforce,” the midfielder mentioned. “Within the second half we felt we confirmed that and went for it.
“Getting two objectives again after which to concede one other penalty was powerful. We’ll return and have a look at it and make it proper.
“There was great things there as effectively, however in the end the ultimate outcome wasn’t good.
“It’s a troublesome one, we actually felt like we should always have gotten the win. We go away it on the market on a regular basis, we’re a bunch of boys proud to symbolize our nation.”
