Scotland boo boys go unheard as big hitter hears something else (2025)

The Hampden crowd made their thoughts very clear after the Scots were torn apart by Greece

Disappointed Steve Clarke wanted to lay down a World Cup marker but admitted it was Greece who put sorry Scotland firmly in their place.

The national team crashed into League B of the Nations League after they crashed 3-0 to the Greeks at Hampden last night and lost 3-1 on aggregate.

The Scots now face Greece again in the World Cup qualifiers and Clarke knows he and his team need to go away and reflect and look to where they can improve.

Clarke dejectedly said: “We have got the opposite. I think Greece came here and laid down a marker so we know what to expect when they come back in October.

"We will be ready. I am sure they will be (players disappointed).

“Listen, to finish such a positive Nations League campaign on such a low note with such a poor performance is something that will hurt the players.

“We will go away, we have got plenty of time to stew on it before our next competitive game. We have got two friendlies in June and we have to address one or two things and try to be better going forward.”

Clarke was met with boos from the Tartan Army at half-time, when Billy Gilmour was substituted and at the final whistle, but claimed he was unaware of that discontent from the stands.

He stated: “I didn’t really notice them to be honest. I am focused on other things other than what the supporters are doing. I always have been.”

The national boss will now go away and reflect after another campaign of disappointment before the summer friendlies against Iceland and Liechtenstein.

He said: “I’ll go away and look at myself to see what I could have done better. Maybe I didn't make enough rotations.”

Scotland took a 1-0 lead into this game. Clarke made just one change to his starting XI but with hindsight claimed he should have freshened things up his team more.

He acknowledged: “It is possible. With hindsight, everything is possible. The boys assured me they were all fit and well. I think the first goal gave them a lift.

“It was really their first dangerous foray forward and they scored with that. After that it became a long night for us. I could have done with a few more legs to be honest.”

The national boss stated it was more a bump than Scotland coming off the road.

He added: “Listen, like I say, we have had a decent run. This is a bump in the road. If there is one thing I have learned over my time in charge of the national team is there are bumps in the road.

“It is how you react to it and we have to react to this one and make sure that come June we know what we are trying to address and come September we know what we are trying to do which is qualify for the World Cup.”