Scotland manager Steve Clarke accepted responsibility for his side바카라™s shock 3-0 defeat to Greece in the Nations League at Hampden Park. (More Football News)
Greece raced into a two-goal lead before the break, with Giannis Konstantelias opening the scoring 20 minutes in before supplying the assist for Konstantinos Karetsas to double their advantage.
Konstantelias turned provider again just 13 seconds into the second half, setting up Christos Tzolis for Greece바카라™s third, which proved to be the final nail in Scotland바카라™s coffin as the hosts failed to find any kind of response.
The result confirmed Scotland's relegation from League A of the Nations League, with Clarke's men unable to hold onto the 1-0 advantage they earned in Piraeus.
Speaking to BBC Sport, Clarke admitted Greece were deserved winners.
바카라śThey scored with their first attack. We didn't get back behind the ball quick enough and we didn't create enough. That adds up to a disappointing night,바카라ť he said.
바카라śI'll go away and look at myself to see what I could have done better. Maybe I didn't make enough rotations. Maybe I could have made more to freshen the team up.
"I talked before the game about setting down a marker 바카라” I think Greece have done that tonight.바카라ť
Midfielder Ryan Christie echoed his manager바카라™s words, saying: "We probably didn't create enough and they were pretty cut-throat going forward themselves.
"Overall, a very frustrating night at Hampden, but we've got to pick ourselves up for the friendlies in the summer.바카라ť
Christie was also quick to address the disappointment felt by the fans, adding: "You try and remember this feeling, how much you feel you've let the fans down at Hampden tonight, so that when the qualifiers come you don't do it again."
Despite the loss, Clarke remains optimistic about Scotland바카라™s potential, stressing the importance of their upcoming friendlies against Iceland and Liechtenstein as preparation for the World Cup qualifiers later in the year.
바카라śWe've learned that when we do everything right, with the ball and without the ball, we're a good team at this level," he said. "We've got two friendlies in June to prepare for the World Cup qualifiers in the autumn."
Scotland바카라™s performance came as a surprise given their solid home record, having lost just two of their previous 22 competitive international matches at Hampden Park 바카라” versus Ukraine in 2022 and Poland in 2024.
