Spain captain Rodri swerved the brutal Scotland criticism which provoked such a strong reaction during his petulant post match interview when speaking to the Spanish media - as he PRAISED Steve Clarke's heroes.
Scott McTominay’s double claimed a historic 2-0 win to hand Scotland the advantage in Group A and with Norway held to a 1-1 draw in Georgia the Tartan Army are already dreaming of another tournament after a perfect start to qualification. Scotland may be in pole position, but Spanish skipper Rodri refused to give Clarke's side any credit after the full-time whistle in a raging post-match debrief.
The Manchester City midfielder accused the Hampden heroes of diving and time wasting antics and claiming that their approach to the game had been “rubbish" in a brutal post-match TV takedown immediately after the match. He was joined by teammates Dani Cebellos and David Garcia in scrambling to find an excuse for the defeat as with the duo pointing to the pitch at the national stadium for Spain's stumble in the group.
