Confident Steve Clarke reckons Scotland won’t even need their Euro 2024 playoff as he admitted playing mind games to create a siege mentality to bank the point against Ukraine that saw them promoted to Nations League Group A and a Germany 2024 back up.
The national team boss admitted he used a bit of psychology to make more of the virus in the camp and it helped as his super stand-ins battled to a goalless draw in Krakow that saw his side top Group B1 and earn a place among the elite when the tournament resumes in two years.
Scotland are also in Pot 2 for the Euro 2024 qualifying draw in Frankfurt next month while they have guaranteed themselves a playoff if they fail to make it through the conventional qualifying route which they did to reach Euro 2020.
