Angus Gunn tonight held his hands up and admitted he should have done better at the Bruno Fernandes goal he conceded in Scotland’s agonising 2-1 defeat to Portugal in Lisbon.
However, the Norwich City goalkeeper, who produced several outstanding saves during the course of the Nations League encounter in Estadio da Luz, insisted the national team deserved to take something from the game.
And he argued the display against the former European champions in the Group 1 fixture augurs well for the future and shows they will be able to put their Euro 2024 disappointment firmly behind them in the coming months.
"The first one was coming through a lot of bodies," he said. "I got there and was probably a little bit frustrated with that one. I take that on the chin.
"I think when you get that amount of contact on it, you're obviously disappointed as a keeper. But it's come through bodies. I feel like I did get a little bit of my hand to it. I will be disappointed with that.
"Obviously, I'll analyse it with the coaches and come back stronger."
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Gunn added: "But there were definitely moments in the game where I was happy with how I did. I thought we defended really well.
"They've got some quality players and we limited them. We kept them down the sides. Unfortunately, in the end, the pressure told. We were disappointed that we didn't hold on.
"But the manager said in there, 'Keep your heads up, keep believing'. The last few performances have actually been very positive.
"Even though we've not picked up any points, in the Poland game we probably dominated the second half and deserved something from that game. Then we come here to one of the best teams in Europe and put on a performance like that.
"We've got to take the positives from that. The team we are, we're trying to build, looking to the next World Cup qualifying campaign. If we can come here and put on performances like that, that will put us in good stead for that one coming up."
Gunn praised the travelling Scotland supporters for their backing against Portugal and admitted he was heartened when they applauded the national team off the park after the final whistle.
"I think they always come in in numbers," he said. "To be fair, it was quite hard to see them with the floodlights up in the top. But they were brilliant.
"I feel like they'll be proud tonight because the performance we put on against such a good team. There really is a lot of positives to take from it."
