SCOTLAND under Steve Clarke have become unrecognisable. In Krakow, as they secured a monumental result against Ukraine to top their Nations League group, that unfamiliarity ran through the personnel on show, the calm composure they showed on the ball, right through to the white shirts on their backs.
And where it was clearer than ever was in their mentality, and the resolve they showed in comparison to so many teams that preceded them over the past two decades.
It seems that no matter the men that Clarke calls upon – and he had to dig deep into his personal rolodex here with so many mainstays missing through injury and suspension – Scotland are now able to grind out results when their backs are to the wall. And after the disappointment of the World Cup play-off semi-final against this same opposition, they have now shown they can do it when it really matters too.
