The better it gets, the harder it is to tell any more.
Well, Steve Clarke never has been one for bothering with life’s little details. You know, like showing human emotion. Not when he’s got football on his mind. And yet, somewhere deep inside, as he attempted to exude an air of complete indifference facing the media in the Ullevaal Stadium, he must have felt fireworks go off in his belly.
The game face stayed the same throughout as the questions rained down upon him, following another quite historic Scotland victory. Eyes staring into the middle distance. Mouth turned down at both sides. Nine points from nine in Group A. Another victory over Georgia tomorrow will mean Clarke has managed something no other Scotland boss has achieved by rattling off four qualification wins on the bounce. What is happening here is bordering on the extra-ordinary as Clarke and his players peer down on Spain, Norway and the rest while closing in on automatic qualification for Euro 2024.
