Striker Lyndon Dykes vowed to run via brick partitions for his Scotland team-mates as he backed their household spirit to get them out of a tricky run.
There was extra heartache for Steve Clarke’s facet following a disappointing Euro 2024 marketing campaign when their Nations League opener started with a 3-2 defeat by Poland.
Scotland have now received simply as soon as in 13 matches, the only win since beating Cyprus 12 months in the past coming in a pleasant victory in opposition to Gibraltar – with Dykes admitting the workforce have to get again to fundamentals to finish their poor run.
“I mean, obviously when you say it like that, it’s not nice to hear, but there’s been good performances in there, like that one,” Dykes stated.
“However once more, clearly we concede three objectives which made us lose, however we simply want to return to fundamentals.
“We’re an excellent workforce, we now have bought to those locations due to the gamers that we now have. We have nonetheless bought the vast majority of the core on this workforce nonetheless right here.
“So we know what we’re capable of and we’ve got to go back to basics and stick together and be a family like we are. And I’m sure the results will come again.”
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Mark Benstead provides his verdict on Scotland’s defeat to Poland within the Nations League
Dykes, whose workforce face Portugal in Lisbon on Sunday, added: “Football isn’t always plain sailing. Look at that game, we’re losing 2-0, probably a lot of people thought it was over. We came back 2-2 and could easily have won it.
“We did not, however nonetheless to return again from two objectives the best way we did, we have been trying dominant the entire recreation, we have been enjoying effectively, so it is undoubtedly in there.
“And I’m fully confident in my team-mates, I’ve got all their backs and I’ll run through brick walls for them and I’m sure they’ll do the same for me. So going forward then we’re going to be all right.”
‘We have been the higher workforce’
Nicola Zalewski celebrates after scoring Poland’s late winner at Hampden Park
Scotland discovered themselves trailing by two objectives on the break regardless of trying harmful and pushing Poland again for a lot of the half.
Clarke deployed a again 4 in a change from the ways that noticed them limp out of the Euros in opposition to Hungary with out making inroads on their opponents’ objective for a lot of the sport.
There was a marked enchancment in Scotland’s attacking intent and ambition and Dykes, who missed the Euros with an ankle harm, feels there have been encouraging indicators to take to Lisbon.
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Scotland supervisor Steve Clarke was eager to take a look at the positives after a stoppage-time defeat to Poland
“There’s been a few changes on the training pitch and obviously new faces as well and we’ve been working on a lot of things,” the Birmingham ahead stated.
“I think you could see we’re trying to press high and being the dominant team on the ball and try and make chances and we’ve done all that. It just wasn’t our night.”
He continued: “I thought we were the better team. We worked really hard to get back into the game, but it was just a frustrating night.
“Clearly we will not be conceding that many objectives and it makes it far more troublesome for us as a workforce, however we have one other recreation arising quickly, so we will bounce again fast and we now have to verify we’re on it Sunday.”
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