"If you'd said at the start of this camp we'd come out with six points, everyone would've been really happy, But, I have to be honest, tonight I was really, really disappointed in my team. I don't think we got anywhere near the levels we can and that was really disappointing. We've come out with the three points, so that's one small crumb of comfort but the rest of it is a bit of a headscratcher [as to] why we were so poor."
"At half-time, it was the wildest I've seen him in 72 games..."
Steve Clarke reached his 72nd match in charge as Scotland beat Belarus 2-1 to move top of World Cup Group C. The victory delivered six points from the international camp but was accompanied by visible frustration among players, staff and supporters. The team produced a subdued lap of honour and drew boos from 49,000 fans at Hampden after a performance judged below expected levels. Clarke expressed deep disappointment despite securing three points, calling the overall display a 'headscratcher.' Scotland remain difficult to beat under Clarke, with pragmatic, defensive attributes and a history of low scoring against lower-ranked opponents.
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