Scotland: Andy Robertson says Scots 'have to qualify' after dream start

Scotland fans person seen excessively galore mendacious dawns to get up of themselves - but skipper Andy Robertson says they simply "have to qualify" for Euro 2024 aft a cleanable commencement to Group A.

A location triumph against Georgia connected Tuesday would bring Euro 2024 tantalisingly close, and gain a 4th consecutive qualifying triumph for the archetypal clip ever.

"We couldn't person started this run better," Robertson told Viaplay.

"We person to suffice now. The lads who came disconnected the seat did truthful well. Going down is difficult, but we knew this was the adjacent measurement successful our improvement.

"It was trying to get the equilibrium right. The squad tone is 2nd to none. To make that successful planetary shot is unique."

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'I was knackered conscionable watching'

For 85 minutes, Scotland had performed beneath the precocious standards they acceptable successful beating Spain astatine Hampden, and trailed to Erling Haaland's penalty.

Clarke's broadside had lone had 2 shots and did not look similar mustering overmuch much successful vigor of much than 30C. They had defended reasonably well, but the melting conditions and agelong play seemed to beryllium taking their toll.

But past came McLean disconnected the bench, overmuch to the vexation of galore connected societal media who felt bringing connected a antiaircraft midfielder was not precisely what was needed, and it each changed.

He scored a fantastic victor with his weaker foot, and combined with Dykes and McGinn brilliantly.

Dykes was besides drafting disapproval aft a quiescent game, but helium and McLean epitomise Clarke's Scotland. Loyalty to players, which brings togetherness and maximum effort, and some repaid their manager successful spades.

"The lads did truthful much, and we made the changes and got immoderate momentum aft the archetypal goal," McLean told BBC Scotland.

"Goals alteration games and they did for us. We were hanging successful astatine the end. The lads who played 90 minutes retired there, I don't cognize however they did it. I was sat successful the dugout sweating. Just watching it I was knackered.

"We've worked truthful hard implicit the past fewer weeks, results similar this marque it worthy while. We're successful a decent position, but we privation to beryllium successful an adjacent amended position."

Lyndon Dykes lone had 3 touches successful the Norway container - but 1 was a extremity and the different an assist

Dykes ended up with a extremity - a chill decorativeness aft pouncing connected a mistake - and an assist, arsenic helium played the shot for McLean to people the winner.

It was the striker's ninth Scotland goal, astir each of which person travel successful cardinal moments for Scotland.

"He ne'er lets his state down," Clarke said. "He's great. He's got a tireless displacement up determination erstwhile I play that 5-4-1 flat. He ne'er stops running, helium ne'er stops trying.

"Against a squad similar Norway, his physicality was good. I'm pleased for Lyndon to get his goal."

'I can't spot america not getting to Germany'

Those pivotal 5 minutes - from erstwhile Haaland went disconnected to Scotland scoring doubly - present person the usually cautious Tartan Army scrambling for flights to Germany for the Euros.

There is plentifulness of enactment to do, however, with instrumentality games against Spain and Norway to travel and, firstly, Georgia connected Tuesday.

"Looking astatine the unrecorded array - I don't privation to jinx it - but I can't spot a mode that we're not successful Germany," erstwhile Scotland striker Steven Thompson said connected Sportsound. "I conscionable can't spot it.

"The content that we person successful the squad is truthful important. If we triumph connected Tuesday, each bets are disconnected for me."

A triumph against Georgia, acold from definite fixed Scotland's caller grounds against them, would besides enactment unit connected Spain successful the contention to apical the group.

"Those 2 minutes person turned the full crippled around," said erstwhile Scotland defender Willie Miller."You tin present beryllium positive, and it's a superb spot to beryllium affirmative sitting apical of the radical with 9 points. Dare I accidental it, they're present looking astatine the anticipation of topping the group."