This video is actually a compliment to Rossi and Hungary - not that they were amazing, but they got it right and totally nullified Scotland who had been semi-decent against the Swiss
Last minute goal saved their blushes from finishing last in a group that contained Scotland, who did almost nothing. I'm not sure Hungarian fans would have been happy with how they played after they did well against Germany despite losing.
@@gb2983it's about playing percentages. It was a risk free approach. Northern Ireland (who are much weaker than Hungary) beat Scotland playing a similar way and they had no answer for it... Switzerland played more aggressively against Scotland and created a lot of chances but also conceded several on the counter. This way you guarantee the 3 points at least rather than risk getting 1 or 0. They knew they would get at least one high xg chance at the end when Scotland went hell for leather and took it. I think it was the best approach.
In response to your Clarke defending - you show me any other manager who in 2 games where they need a goal and a win, sits their country's top goalscorer and multiple player of the season award winner, on the bench?! Clarke ruined Scotland's chances by sticking with blind loyalty to players who are not and have not performed for some time...
Let's be honest Shankland isn't good enough for international football. If that's the best the country has to offer then we might as well give up 😂 A bigger complaint would be why did Forrest not get a single minute when he has achieved more than any other player in the squad and done more in big games?
Thanks. Your post saved me having to type up the exact same criticism. Adams should never have started, or at least should have been taken off at half-time. Not at around the same time he's taking off other first team players (has shankland ever been given a shot with the team at 'full strength'?). Clarke needs to get over his Adams fixation. We've seen what he can do at this level, and it's hee-haw. But then, everyone apart from Clarke has known this for long enough.
@lewismckenzie236 I keep saying this, if you think Shankland would've won us the game then you've got no idea how good our opponents are, and how bad we are - especially with our injuries it's total insanity to fancy us against Switzerland or Hungary
If Scotland would have get the penalty for that move, then Hungary should have get 2 at least on this match. One for Botka and one for Varga's knockout, topped with a red card!
@Tovalokodoncthat's because he never touched him. The free kick was for high feet. You were sold by the hungry players reaction. You should have stayed for the replay. Ref got it right.
Nope. Mid air collision with the keepers elbow. Keeper had eyes on the ball and aimed for the ball with his hands. Never had any plans on taking the guy out. It was an accident and nothing more
@attilagonczi9343 he is running between 2 defenders, all 3 of them going full speed, he jumps in over the top of one defender and met the goalkeeper head on. He wasn't brought down, pushed down or fouled. Nobody stopped him jumping. Keeper had a right to go for it. Scotland never got the penalty, and hungry won. Not sure what more you need.
Not mentioning Hungary's potential penalty situation (that elbow charge on Endre Botka's head in the first half) just makes your own penalty request silly. That foul was way more obvious and it actually warranted a penalty kick.
And yet not a single player or fan asked for it. Keeper gets to the ball first and punches it clear. It was an unfortunate accident. What's he supposed to do? Make his elbows magically disappear after punching the ball? Clown
Here's my interpretation: in the real tournament opposing teams are more likely to adjust to the opponent, while in qualifying they tend to just play their preferred system.
I think this is part of England’s problem so far. In the qualifiers they played against a lot of low blocks and the current team has been assembled with the intention of breaking those low blocks down. However, both Serbia and Denmark actually didn’t play a low block - even though they started more on the defensive before conceding - and expertly pressed. England very clearly had no idea how to handle the press or play through it. They set up for one expected tactic and were met with another.
It wasn't a penalty, the scottish forward was grabbing the Hungarian's shirt and jumped in front of him... he pulled the Hungatian down... he was looking to get a penalty, that's why it wasn't given
@@legandrydirk mate look at the replays the Scottish initiated the whole thing he jumped in front of the defender, that's how the legs tpuched... the Hungarian wasn't doimg anything, just running
@@jutube90 Bullshit the defenders knee clattered his calf before it clear penalty all day and everyday absolutely shocking decision that ever player and ex pro and ref that knows the game says its a one including the English
@@legandrydirk whatever mate, agree to disagree. At the end the Hungarians wanted it more and pushed to the last second. Besides there was an elbow to the face which is a penalty everywhere all day long and wasn't given to the Hungarians so quit crying.
NEVER A PENALTY! Armstrong takes a bad first touch, tries to hold up the ball to give himself more time, pulls on Orban's shirt so hard he pulls Orban into himself which is what causes the collision and went down looking for a penalty
@@diarmuid9454 no, pulls Orban into himself, not the other way round, and not a wild take, watch the replay, watch how hard Armstrong is pulling on Orban's shirt and in which direction
@@Dejumat he only starts to pull after orban has already kneed:kicked his leg?? I admit armstrong made contact with orban before hes kicked but he doesnt pull till after
@@diarmuid9454 kicked his leg? now that's a stretch, Armstrong pretty much jumps sideways straight in front of Orban who is running at full speed to get back, there is a small amount of contact between their left feet before Armstrong grabs his shirt and falls down like a sack of shit, yes, but jumping on someone elses leg is not the same as them kicking you
@@Dejumat armstrongs leg is clearly between orban and the ball and orban (accidentally or not) kneed armstrongs leg 😂 you must be watching a different replay
I wonder why Shankland didn't get more minutes in the tournament. The question is also why Conway did not get a single minute. I think he could have brought something different up front.
Thanks Adam. You've made me understand football so much better. More and more often I find myself commenting things during the games now, and I watch you back and find you saying the exact same thing. Esp on this one
Both Armstrong and Shankland should've had more minute. Che was run absolutely ragged and even if those two are significantly worse that Che, (which I don't think they are) fresh legs to run hard for 25 minutes goes a long way.
I really feel sorry for the Scots. You have such great fans, and it was a pleasure having you with us. This summer, I'm travelling to Great Britain (Edinburgh) for the first time, and I'm really looking forward to meeting the people there.
I think the Germany game killed our confidence. It doesn't help when you lose your 2 right backs, striker and midfielder before the tournament either. We were exposed for our lack of quality but it came across whenever any team counter attacked us (post Germany game) we bricked it. No confidence in our defence or our keeper (who was shaky in the tournament). I do think Steve Clarke needs to use his bench earlier as well to maintain energy levels at least. He also should not be sacked
It was never a penalty, accept it already… and rather talk about, why wasn’t the penalty given for Hungary when Varga was clearly got K.O.-d by the Scottish goal keeper! Hajrá Magyarok! 🇭🇺🇭🇺🇭🇺 ♥️🤍💚
Scotsman here. Great video! Appreciate the expert confirmation that we're absolute rubbish, injuries impacted the team selection, and Hungary were smarter than Scotland with their tactics. As the game + data shows: If the team does not play the ball forward, get into the penalty box, take shots at goal, or undertake anything resembling attacking play in the final third, it's unlikely a win will ever arrive. And of course, having zero luck at all times is Scotland's constant, ditto with the PK. Any other nation on the planet, that's a penalty all day long, they score, and victory is set. But its Scotland, so no. Also, if we'd have got the PK, we'd have to score that PK too. Anyone thought about how that was going to happen? Regardless, I love you but its the same old Scotland. Namely, shite. The disappointment continues.
Hungary are a very decent international side, if you look at their record over the last 2 years I’d say they’ve underperformed so far. Scotland on paper just aren’t good enough for this level, it’s as simple as that. The only Scottish player who plays regularly at the top level is a left back. Hungary might not be blessed with individual talent but they have Szoboslai who is head and shoulders above anything Scotland have in an attacking sense.
@@colmlafferty678 no they don’t. McGinn will play champions league for the first time next season. Gilmour plays in the Europa league. Tierney and McTominay can’t get a start for their clubs, Tierney so much so he’s been shipped out on loan, McTominay so much United are flogging him off to the highest bidder.
Unable to beat Hungary because we are simply not good enough. Add to that pitiful tactics, a lone striker, with a more prolific one on the bench, and only one midfielder,(BG), capable of a forward pass, and there you have it. No excuses. We got what we deserved - pumped out with 2goals for and 7goals against. Technically we are years behind other European nations when it comes to football. We have a 150yr old sysyem which has failed to evolve, and until that happens it'll be status quo.
It was really frustrating to watch. Clarke seemed totally beholden to the system and style that qualified us, even when the majority of the players that system was designed for, and who made that system work (the wing backs) weren't available. He had over a year to consider a plan B, and plenty of evidence that he really, really needed a plan B, but instead we just ploughed on hopelessly. It was bad enough that we couldn't field Ferguson, Hickey, Patterson, Tierney, Porteous, and Doak (we direly need a player with Doak's qualities up front) but to actively choose not to play Shankland is wild to me. It's not like there had been encouraging signs of life to keep him invested in what he was doing - very far from it! He only dared to open the taps and attempt a more progressive game with Shankland and Christie deep into the match and with McGinn, Robertson and Gilmour no longer on the pitch. No assurances that changes anything, of course, but we should have at least gone down swinging rather than whatever the heck it was we were doing.
Actually Hungary is playing a bit weaker than before. Szoboszlai is playing with injury during the whole turnament, we lost or best striker Barnabás Varga in this game. But thanks my friend for the nice words. It was a good match with the Scots. Nothing to be ashamed of. You have a good team, love them.
We suffered from injuries badly and if we had a Super Ally McCoist level striker the whole thing would be entirely different. You can't win games with nobody able to score consistently.
That's the thing, we had a strikers who's scored 59 goals in the last two season.. But Clarke started Che Adams in all three games instead. And McCoist is scum and is deserving of no ones adulation.
There is nothing positive about this system its boring to watch and if you are playing for one shot on goal Shankland has the best record of putting the ball in the net but was not used entertaining football is about attack not passing back all the time.
wouldve liked to see a change made at half time to be more forward and attacking, either take away a centre half for a striker or an attacking midfielder, or take away a midfielder for a striker. needed to see guys around the edge of the box willing to shoot a bit more if the chances werent coming, someone like shankland who is a natural finisher to help open up the defense a bit more with his movement and to have the know how to pull the trigger rather than trying to walk it in the net at a snails pace
I'm from Cologne and had the pleasure to experience the Tartan Army for myself. Such a class crowd. I even went to their fan zone and watched the Swiss match with them. One guy broke his ankle celebrating and another guy drank a shoey out of the left-behind sneaker. No Scotland No Party! In all honesty though the Scots have quickly found a way into our German hearts which is usually not the most welcoming place. I'm very sad they don't remain in the tournament.
Nice comment mate. I'm Scottish and a part of me is glad it is over, it was painful to watch our games. It is not losing, that is guaranteed following Scotland, it was the manner of the loses, last night being the worst. This has been our worst ever performance at any tournament, and given our history that is saying something. Someone once said " it is better to die on your feet, than live on your knees " it wasn't our manager who said it, that's for sure.
Scotland’s analysis of this game was just wrong. It wasn’t a must win game, it was a must not lose game for them. Obviously winning would have virtually guaranteed qualification, but a draw, given the state of the worst teams in groups B and F where Albania, Croatia, Georgia and Czechia all could finish on 1 point each, would likely have been enough for Scotland. That meant rather than throwing the kitchen sink at the game in the last 10 minutes, chasing the win, they should have been more cagey in the knowledge that as the game went on, Hungary would have needed to take more and more risks giving Scotland the opportunity to do to Hungary what Hungary actually did to Scotland. Of course, a draw might not have been enough, though you wouldn’t bet against Spain, Italy, Portugal and Turkey all winning their final group games. Maybe you would. By the way really enjoying FourFourTwo’s coverage.
Its down to Clarkes decision making, he did not choose a great squad and continued to make bad decisions throughout the tournament. Scotland needs something new.
I'm just a simple footy fan watching on the telly but christonabike, at least move the ball and players towards the box and try some combos! "Who dares wins" whether through skill, or the luck that comes from pure frigging chaos in the box. All this kick-about-with-the-ball was rubbish. You get to an int'l competition and this is what you do? Even Championship squads are moving up the pitch and trying their luck. Scotland was content with doing fa and that was hard to watch...
Scotland has probably been the worst side of the entire Euros. All other teams, even miniputs like Georgia or Albania, have gone up against their opponents and had a positive, courageous outlook. Scotland did not even show any urgency in their last do-or-die match. Those kind of teams should not go to the Euros.
Unfortunately, I agree. I don't think it's due to the lack of effort on the part of the team, though. They're doing their best in the system the manager's laid out for them.
We are absolutely awful. The worst team in the tournament. We have a guy that scored 60 goals in the last 2 seasons but Clarke gave him only 15 minutes total
Are you suffering from Plastic Paddy slave mentality and trying to transpose this onto Scotland even though Scotland is free and has nothing to do with Ireland. What does devolution have to do with it? Scotland is capable at best but hasn't been competitive for decades like it used to be.
Said it at the start of the tournament if ralston starts every game we aren't qualifying. Not solely down to him but we're too naive, one dimensional and slow. Shankland over adams and absolutely anyone over ralston. Tactics got found out and couldn't adapt/plan B.
I thought that was a very good and entirely fair analysis. Shankland did more in 15 minutes than Adams did in all 3 games. He should've been on. Morgan should've been on as well. Armstrong also should've been on as McGinn was below par. It's the unwillingness to change that's the issue.
Great analysis thanks. I'm a big fan of Steve Clarke but I think he is too stubborn with his choices. There are some squad players who can play international level, James Forrest for example. I don't think we should continue with this rigid system as whenever it has come up against a sitting in team who are clever, we don't cut it. It worked well for the qualifiers but now it's time to adapt and change. We need some pace that doesn't rely on Robertson. One thing maybe you were missing from your analysis, and really this is key, there was no aggression in this game. We had aggression against Switzerland and in most the qualifiers. Players like Mctominay feed off that and don't suit passive football like against Hungary.
Would like to see what 4-4-2 would do with the SPFL. Surely that is one of the biggest problems we don't have depth of talent. What are Denmark, Iceland, the Netherlands, Norway doing that are giving them better players. Is it investment, is it Celtic and Rangers snuffing out competition, is it something else?
Iceland didn't qualify and we beat Norway so they didn't qualify either but it is a grass roots issue so I'll give you that
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Seems strange, that you harp on about the Armstrong-incident, but not about the two even more clear penalty-calls that did not happen before that in the other end, The Varga incident was an obvious red as well as a penalty.
Truth is no believes any of those strikers can make a difference, they don’t believe it themselves and neither does the fans or the manager. They are reduced to act as cogs in the system, no one says “lads we expect you to score” its “stretch the back line” “be the target man” “hold the ball up in final third”. These are basics and the names on the sheet are one dimensional and have no incentive to score, you see it play out on the pitch when Robertson tries to wrap it round from distance but skies it. Honestly at the present time, we are better play McTominay up front, we know he has a goal in him, I’d even experiment with Mcginn operating further up the field, the rest of the team are happy to play support roles.
@@mussey123 fair enough mate but my sentiment would stay the same we need to make it clear to anyone upfront that we expect them to score, anything else comes secondary. The players work hard, unfortunately they are being worked with no execution.
I enjoyed the tournament much more being able to watch Scotland and I look forward to us being in the next one. Kudos and thanks to Steve and the lads - a decent effort.
it was not a pen btw, the Scotland player straight up leaves the ball and jumps In front of the Hungarian defender in order to draw a foul and there was barely any contact. basically simulation at that point so I agreed with decision. As an England fan I am quite happy to see Scotland knocked out considering they just didn't have anywhere near enough quality to get through the group stage
I wouldn't say he jumps in front of Orban, but he's clearly trying to hold the ball up after taking a bad first touch, and there definitely is contact, but only because Armstrong basically pulls Orban into himself by his shirt. Overall though I agree it was not a penalty
I guess that Stevie Clarke could use Shankland more to get some long balls or something like that. I mean, the absence of Dykes really hurted the team but, in general, the squad seemed nervous in every game.
Everytime Shankland touched the ball it lead to something positive in that last game. Im not sure why he didnt get more time. Also I really think Forrest shouldve been given the chance When we subbed off Ralston but players from SPFL are so underrated, even those who do have a bit of quality.
You could have shown a replay of that penalty, if it was a 'penalty all day'. Oh, but then it would have shown that it wasn't a penalty, eh? It was very indicative of Scotland's mentality, even in a situation when you have a chance to score, the Scottish player instead decides to move AWAY from the ball, trying to get a penalty. Scotland has shown absolutely nothing during this tournament and they deserved to be sent home.
Good analysis. I think we could have a bit more attacking earlier. I was surprised not to see James Forrest and Tommy Conway for the last 20m. Forrest didn't play much this season but he came into the Celtic team at a crucial period in the run in and made several game winning contributions. Vastly experienced, proven winner, played in lots of big games, gives you goals and assists. Conway, young, quick, sharp, in-form. I thought we could have gone with him as a foil for Shankland for the last 20. Putting Armstrong a midfielder on as a striker, and Morgan a winger on as a left back and putting Hanley up top as a makeshift centre forward seems to smack of desperation. So to sum up, go a more attacking 4-4-2 playing players in their natural position for the last 20 instead of going gung-ho with players out of position for the last 10.
This should be titled, ‘why Scotland were the worst team at the Euro 2024’. We were pathetic, in every way; couldn’t create chances, tepid and predictable in attack, toothless. Against Germany, we were like petrified rabbits, in the headlights, the Germans even felt sorry for us. Yes you can lose against Germany, no shame in that, but the way we went down was an embarrassment.
@@FC-zb2gz nope, not clear penalty; bad first touch by Scotland player, tries to hold up defender to give himself more time, pulls the defenders shirt so hard he pulls the defender into himself and falls over
I wanted to say the same… clearly not a penalty.. probably there are some refs who would have given it, but it was the scot’s fault he pulled the defender on himself.. not sure it was on purpose but 100% not penalty
There is a distinct lack of quality in the Scotland squad, especially going forward and the injuries running up to the tournament didn't help. The simple technical ability just isn't there and hasn't been for perhaps decades. The issues with Scotland run deep. And the population argument I hear sometimes is bollocks. Croatia and Uruguay have smaller pools. Portugal and Belgium only have populations just above 10(!) million. Anyway, with regards to the game itself, if the bench is so poor then it makes no sense that you wouldn't go for it when your best players like Robertson and McGinn are on the pitch. I get the idea of keeping it tight but we were so passive after the initial 10 minutes (Gilmour played a couple of lovely forward passes). Ah well. It really is shite being Scottish.
Efforts have been made.. and there's some decent looking talents about to come out of the u21s. Conway, Doak, Doig, Lowry, King, Welsh, Barron, among others. The problem is.. the nations league pits us against very strong teams, so with no friendlies any more there's not room to bring in new talent. Clarke is now under a little pressure and will probably continue to pick the likes of Hanley, McGregor and Super Kenny McLean because he needs results in those games, which means we're probably going to stagnate and rot until Clarke leaves in 2026. So expect a back 5 and (of the afore mentioned) only Doak to to play, probably out of position.
A very underrated group. Switzerland and Hungary are favorite killers and dark horses and Germany is a favorite that wasn’t unlucky this time. In group C, E or F they would have advanced imo… Scotland did not have the individual quality to play in a very different style. Germany and Switzerland were able to abuse that by having an almost press resistant, high quality back positions and good tactical preparation to prevent ball loses and enable a good counter if the press failed. Essentially, they had countered the system tactically and Scotland had no other playstyle they were good at.
Agreed. But the answer has little to do with Steve Clarke or the performance of this team. It is cultural. We don't attract promising athletes into the sport. The ones we do attract are not taught adequately high quality technique, or play in youth setups that do not encourage it. And, finally, the players that do enter the youth system are not adequately developed. The result is that we are technically and athletically inadequate.
@@dundeedolphinI think you’re definitely on the rise though. And the qualifying campaign was great. Hopefully the Scotland FA will start to invest more in the youth pipelines and build on current success
They were way off the mark in their warm up games. Why is this a surprise to anyone. They did actually show some grit and determination in the last 10 mins. If they had done that earlier they probably would have won
Very good analysis but you didn't mention not playing James Forrest. Nor the fact that MacTominay was on corners. Nor why our best, natural goalscorer - Shankland - got so little game time. All our best players were under par. Only Hendry & Hanley (normally suspect) played quite well. Clark took too long to change it. They also played far too slowly. So many other factors at play. Injuries really hurt us too.
3 weeks before the Hungarian team played against the Irish in Dublin. They chose the Irish team because their style of play is similar to the Scots and they wanted to practice against the Scots. Hungary played far better and still lost 2-1. The first Irish goal came out of nowhere. The second is from a counterattack at the last moment after a sold ball. Although the Irish team is weaker than the Scottish team, they did not even qualify for the European Championship.
Ireland doesn't play anything like Scotland, what are you on about? Ireland couldn't be any more different from Scotland in just about every way. Ireland has nothing to do with Scotland, least of all in their style of football lol
@@Allapa-im9jrlol you are wrong: "It is difficult to play against Ireland, this is evident from their matches against Switzerland and Belgium, they played very aggressively against the top teams, defended well, taught them a lesson. A physical team, with players training in several corner championships, I expect a meeting with high level of expectation, perhaps this match is the best for our preparation against Scotland, it is important how we can overcome difficult moments" - said Marco Rossi, manager of Hungary's national team
Scotland failed. Clarke failed. And he failed because he has no variety or ability to adjust. The players aren't as bad as made out in this video. Indeed, they're held back and denied playing to their strengths by the negative approach. Before the game, Clarke said the aim was "to win with caution" Post Game he said " After 30mins, I knew one goal was going to win the game" What adjustments did he make to effect the game, when he knew 1 goal would win it? He done nothing, until he changed like for like in terms of personnel with 15 mins to go. Football has moved on. Albania, Georgia etc have played without fear since Matchday 1. Probably had no expectations of doing much, but they will go home with less regret the Scotland will.
As a Scotsman I am just glad though also surprised Scotland are remarkably in the top 50 of the Fifa rankings. My opinion is that they should be in the same category with the likes of Luxembourg, Estonia & Belarus. Scotland were arguably the weakest side at the Euros even more so than debutans Georgia. Doesn't matter who takes charge whether it's Clarke or a new one like Moyes, Lambert etc Scotland are just an embarrassment. They can obviously qualify for tournaments yet they are rats at a major tournament. Scotland conceding 7 goals & relying on own goals & only getting 1 point shows how pathetic Scotland is. I am no a psychiatrist but Scotland obviously have a psychological problem at major tournaments. But how it can rectified seems like rocket science.
Personally speaking, I think Clarkes arrogance fed into the hands of Hungary. He offered no surprises, no changes and so it was easy for Hungary to predict the way Scotland would play. Clarke, and thus Scotland,, were architects of our own downfall, by being predictable and far too dependent on players who simply had not turned up for the other two games. We played no "wild card" and thus were easy to predict. This is both the managers fault and the players. Great video as ever guys.
Aye spot on. We don't have a centre forward of the quality required. Oddly, I find myself really missing Kenny Miller - his pace and movement were top class, if he was taller and more composed in the box he could have played for anyone. We don't have a truly creative midfielder. Other than Tierney our centre backs are very mid. Other than Hickey our right backs are very mid. Our best team, fit and in form, can beat Spain. Lose a couple of players and we're easy to shut down. The system needs two fantastic full backs and two good wide centre backs to function.
For me, the ultimate problem is Steve Clarke's loyalty to mediocre/out of form players. Lewis Morgan only got selected because there were injuries, Shankland was on the bench but showed more fight than Adams did all tournament and Billy Gilmour was on the bench for some reason against Germany? It seems as if he's stubborn to pick non-English club players, which is just madness
Karma strikes in the form of an Argentinian ref ignoring the pleas for a V.A.R. review after the salty Scots fans were singing about Maradonas ´hand of God´ !
Scotland would have gotten a penalty if Armstrong didn't have more of Orbans shirt than vice versa. Overall I would say Hungary have the stronger squad but a draw on the night would have probably been a fair result
I think the collision was going to happen anyway which is why it's a stupid decision from Armstrong to grab the boys shirt. It's little things like this that will cost you.
They really are an awful team with zero technical ability. Look folks this tournament will allow 16 out 24 to qualify for the knockouts. That is why we got all that guff from Clarke and the Tartan Army of success being qualifying for next stage. As they knew you would have to be absolutely useless to not achieve it. And yet they still managed to show how truely hopeless they are. If they qualify for the next World Cup as FIFA are trying to water down their competitions like UEFA for money we will hear the same old bollocks all over again.
Here's the explanation in two words - Steve Clarke. Or three words - We were pish. How about four - Far too bloody defensive. Not qualifying when the team we finished 9 points ahead of in qualification can, in a group that was more than achievable to make the knockouts is a damning indictment on Clarke and the team. How Che Adams gets a game is beyond me. A jersey thief who just runs around, isn't clinical in front of goal, the ball won't stick to him, he's got no vision for a pass, and his technical ability is found wanting when he dribbles with the ball. Now that I'm home from Germany I can finally allow myself to think about our campaign and I'm legitimately raging at how crap we were and how embarrassing Steve Clarke made us look.
At half time Clarke should have taken a centre half off and put an attacking midfielder on. It was so obvious. They needed to get them turned. It would also have allowed our full backs to get on the overlap.
In the first half Hungary simply watched a clueless Scotland pass the ball to each other in their own end. It was the most tedious 45 minutes I have ever witnessed. Scotland had no imagination, no creativity, and a complete unwillingness to take any chances. The second have was a bit more entertaining, especially when Hungary decided take part in the game. Then in injury time a football match suddenly broke out. Could have gone either way.
8:10 I dont get this argument at all. Who was the difference maker for Hungary? A Guy who barely plays/ed in a Hungarian mid table club. Every Scottish player (including subs) is playing in a club much better than that. This excuse is so rubbish.
sorry but looking at stats and saying, this wasn't as good as before is not explanation or analysis, its reading stats out loud. Where is the WHY in any of this?
I think Clarke was maybe slightly justified in intially setting up like that but he was slow to make changes. Adam isn't that wrong about us not having that much realy quality on the bench but I think it's a slight exaggeration as a lot of our bench as EPL experience. and the Scottish player of the year. I also don't see Rossi as any kind of master tactician. Why sit deep when you need to win by a few goals (proof of this is that they went out anyway)? I can understand Clarke not expecting that.
Oi Adam. I love your analyses, thanks for this one as well. I was wondering and would be interested in your opinion about the penalty(ies?) which you mention and was not awarded. 1. As I see from the pics Scotland's supposed penalty was a fight between the two players, the Hungarian was basically shoved by his shirt which may qualify as a fault on the Scot side. So I guess that was the reason VAR did not object. Opinion? 2. When the Hungarian player was knocked out should not they have gotten a penalty? And the goalie a red card good bye? Just sayin', that if you do something like this on the pitch, even if if does not result in real damage, player is out. In this instance however the goalie broke a blokes face, knocked him senseless, and wiped out another player (Scot) as well as injuring himself. I find this really weird and not consistent. So if IMO if you talk about penalties, these two should be mentioned not just the Scottish one. Cheers
@@collapsiblechair9112 I think maybe you don't understand what the word means. A draw is competitive. Losing by a single goal scored in the hundredth minute is competitive.
If we're talking about the Scots not getting a penalty they should have (I disagree by the way, it was a double foul, equally committed by Armstrong and the defender), then we should talk about the 2 other penalties that Hungary didn't get but should have gotten because of Gunn's elbow and arm work.
I honestly think subbing McGregor for Christie and putting McTominay at CDM would have made a difference. McGregor was overwhelmingly negative with play.
Look at how utterly uninvolved Che Adams is. He's a non-entity - neither breaking into space, nor mixing it up and attracting defenders. Adams in for Shankland is what ruined this team. EVERY time Shankland came on, Scotland were transformed. This naive, elitist, idiocy that "if you're a bang average journeyman in any division in England, you're better than the best playing in Scotland" needs to stop. And this was clear as day, from the first two games. Clarke seemed to succumb to hubris and refuse to acknowledge his selection error and keep Shankland off til the Scotland engine-room was gassed - and yet we were still miles better after he came on. A lot of people hailed Clarke for qualifying, but the truth is, we qualified because - for once - we actually had a decent level of talent in enough quantity to do so (and more!).
the penalty wasnt given because the sottish player quite obviously stepped into the defender (and away from the ball entirely) without the defender being in his way. The player tried to force a pen instead of shooting
In the first 5 qualifiers Scotland were more ambitious, you cannot add all stats from all qualifiers together and say, this is 🏴 style because the attacking intent changed as 🏴 were practically thru after 5 games
This video is actually a compliment to Rossi and Hungary - not that they were amazing, but they got it right and totally nullified Scotland who had been semi-decent against the Swiss
Best managers are Italian or Spanish. UK not producing many of them anymore
Last minute goal saved their blushes from finishing last in a group that contained Scotland, who did almost nothing. I'm not sure Hungarian fans would have been happy with how they played after they did well against Germany despite losing.
@@gb2983it's about playing percentages. It was a risk free approach. Northern Ireland (who are much weaker than Hungary) beat Scotland playing a similar way and they had no answer for it... Switzerland played more aggressively against Scotland and created a lot of chances but also conceded several on the counter. This way you guarantee the 3 points at least rather than risk getting 1 or 0. They knew they would get at least one high xg chance at the end when Scotland went hell for leather and took it. I think it was the best approach.
short answer - we are shite at football
looking that way for England too :(
@@jamieeddolls5605at least we can make it out of the group more than once in 30 years
@@JoejoeEng true I guess haha, I doubt we're winning anything with Southgate though when we really should be with the talent
Because they're toothless up front! Simples! They just can't score goals!
@@jamesleecampbell8196 very uncomfortable in the ball, really lacking belief in whatever instructions were given
I suppose it would be a much shorter video if he said "they're shite"
Lol...that's what I was thinking😂😂😂😂
I’m Scottish and err, yep, pretty much. Good party we had, tho
Lol
Exactly
Your shite
In response to your Clarke defending - you show me any other manager who in 2 games where they need a goal and a win, sits their country's top goalscorer and multiple player of the season award winner, on the bench?! Clarke ruined Scotland's chances by sticking with blind loyalty to players who are not and have not performed for some time...
Lol blaming Steve Clark is valid but he, like the players on the pitch are a symptom of the problem and not the actual problem.
@ahmaddeeni That's some long winded bullshit way of saying we weren't good enough 😆
Let's be honest Shankland isn't good enough for international football.
If that's the best the country has to offer then we might as well give up 😂
A bigger complaint would be why did Forrest not get a single minute when he has achieved more than any other player in the squad and done more in big games?
Thanks. Your post saved me having to type up the exact same criticism. Adams should never have started, or at least should have been taken off at half-time. Not at around the same time he's taking off other first team players (has shankland ever been given a shot with the team at 'full strength'?).
Clarke needs to get over his Adams fixation. We've seen what he can do at this level, and it's hee-haw. But then, everyone apart from Clarke has known this for long enough.
@lewismckenzie236 I keep saying this, if you think Shankland would've won us the game then you've got no idea how good our opponents are, and how bad we are - especially with our injuries it's total insanity to fancy us against Switzerland or Hungary
If Scotland would have get the penalty for that move, then Hungary should have get 2 at least on this match.
One for Botka and one for Varga's knockout, topped with a red card!
@Tovalokodoncthat's because he never touched him. The free kick was for high feet. You were sold by the hungry players reaction. You should have stayed for the replay. Ref got it right.
Nope. Mid air collision with the keepers elbow. Keeper had eyes on the ball and aimed for the ball with his hands. Never had any plans on taking the guy out. It was an accident and nothing more
@@eddiebear34 but there were to Scott defenders who has their hands on Varga and push him
@attilagonczi9343 he is running between 2 defenders, all 3 of them going full speed, he jumps in over the top of one defender and met the goalkeeper head on. He wasn't brought down, pushed down or fouled. Nobody stopped him jumping. Keeper had a right to go for it.
Scotland never got the penalty, and hungry won. Not sure what more you need.
@@eddiebear34 We are Hungary and hungry for a win. I don't call your country Shockland. Show more respect bro.
Have to say it was a perfect game plan from Hungary, even with the penalty, Hungary still looked more like scoring in those last 10 or 15 minutes
"It's a penalty!" Cut to still of the Scottish player with a handful of Hungarian shirt before contact is made.
I don't even like football and here I am watching this guy every chance I get.
Not mentioning Hungary's potential penalty situation (that elbow charge on Endre Botka's head in the first half) just makes your own penalty request silly. That foul was way more obvious and it actually warranted a penalty kick.
🤣🤣🤣 cretin
And yet not a single player or fan asked for it. Keeper gets to the ball first and punches it clear. It was an unfortunate accident. What's he supposed to do? Make his elbows magically disappear after punching the ball? Clown
@@StewartyMac dude you're not even on the same situation. Focus.
Here's my interpretation: in the real tournament opposing teams are more likely to adjust to the opponent, while in qualifying they tend to just play their preferred system.
I think this is part of England’s problem so far. In the qualifiers they played against a lot of low blocks and the current team has been assembled with the intention of breaking those low blocks down. However, both Serbia and Denmark actually didn’t play a low block - even though they started more on the defensive before conceding - and expertly pressed. England very clearly had no idea how to handle the press or play through it. They set up for one expected tactic and were met with another.
It wasn't a penalty, the scottish forward was grabbing the Hungarian's shirt and jumped in front of him... he pulled the Hungatian down... he was looking to get a penalty, that's why it wasn't given
After literally taking a knee to back of his leg that is a penalty the shirt grabbing is immaterial
@@legandrydirk mate look at the replays the Scottish initiated the whole thing he jumped in front of the defender, that's how the legs tpuched... the Hungarian wasn't doimg anything, just running
@@legandrydirkwe haven’t talked about the guy getting knocked out by a flying elbow yet 🎉
@@jutube90 Bullshit the defenders knee clattered his calf before it clear penalty all day and everyday absolutely shocking decision that ever player and ex pro and ref that knows the game says its a one including the English
@@legandrydirk whatever mate, agree to disagree. At the end the Hungarians wanted it more and pushed to the last second. Besides there was an elbow to the face which is a penalty everywhere all day long and wasn't given to the Hungarians so quit crying.
NEVER A PENALTY!
Armstrong takes a bad first touch, tries to hold up the ball to give himself more time, pulls on Orban's shirt so hard he pulls Orban into himself which is what causes the collision and went down looking for a penalty
This is a wild take 😂 pulls himself into orban
@@diarmuid9454 no, pulls Orban into himself, not the other way round, and not a wild take, watch the replay, watch how hard Armstrong is pulling on Orban's shirt and in which direction
@@Dejumat he only starts to pull after orban has already kneed:kicked his leg?? I admit armstrong made contact with orban before hes kicked but he doesnt pull till after
@@diarmuid9454 kicked his leg? now that's a stretch, Armstrong pretty much jumps sideways straight in front of Orban who is running at full speed to get back, there is a small amount of contact between their left feet before Armstrong grabs his shirt and falls down like a sack of shit, yes, but jumping on someone elses leg is not the same as them kicking you
@@Dejumat armstrongs leg is clearly between orban and the ball and orban (accidentally or not) kneed armstrongs leg 😂 you must be watching a different replay
I wonder why Shankland didn't get more minutes in the tournament. The question is also why Conway did not get a single minute. I think he could have brought something different up front.
Thanks Adam. You've made me understand football so much better. More and more often I find myself commenting things during the games now, and I watch you back and find you saying the exact same thing. Esp on this one
The referee was inconsistent at best, Hungary was struggling from bad decisions too.
Ive no idea what a foul is anymore, so inconsistent.
Am I the only one thinking swapping Scott and John around, take Adams off for Armstrong a game or two earlier 😂 we would of been solid
Both Armstrong and Shankland should've had more minute. Che was run absolutely ragged and even if those two are significantly worse that Che, (which I don't think they are) fresh legs to run hard for 25 minutes goes a long way.
I really feel sorry for the Scots. You have such great fans, and it was a pleasure having you with us.
This summer, I'm travelling to Great Britain (Edinburgh) for the first time, and I'm really looking forward to meeting the people there.
I'd recommend Glasgow which is a bit more 'real' Scotland. Edinburgh well worth the trip but it's very touristy.
Edinburgh and London are probably the nicest cities we have in the UK but Edinburgh has a stronger culture imo
I think the Germany game killed our confidence. It doesn't help when you lose your 2 right backs, striker and midfielder before the tournament either. We were exposed for our lack of quality but it came across whenever any team counter attacked us (post Germany game) we bricked it. No confidence in our defence or our keeper (who was shaky in the tournament). I do think Steve Clarke needs to use his bench earlier as well to maintain energy levels at least. He also should not be sacked
If you can, try to get yourself up to the Highlands for a day, scenery's incredible
You're travelling to "Scotland". Let it be known far and wide.
It was never a penalty, accept it already… and rather talk about, why wasn’t the penalty given for Hungary when Varga was clearly got K.O.-d by the Scottish goal keeper!
Hajrá Magyarok! 🇭🇺🇭🇺🇭🇺
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Non of those are penalty, but the kick in the face before, was a red card (I'm from hungary btw)
It was a pen we would prob passed it back the way we are over it
As a Scot, I'm just glad i wont have to sit through any more Scotland games at this tournament.
Scotsman here. Great video!
Appreciate the expert confirmation that we're absolute rubbish, injuries impacted the team selection, and Hungary were smarter than Scotland with their tactics.
As the game + data shows: If the team does not play the ball forward, get into the penalty box, take shots at goal, or undertake anything resembling attacking play in the final third, it's unlikely a win will ever arrive.
And of course, having zero luck at all times is Scotland's constant, ditto with the PK. Any other nation on the planet, that's a penalty all day long, they score, and victory is set.
But its Scotland, so no.
Also, if we'd have got the PK, we'd have to score that PK too. Anyone thought about how that was going to happen?
Regardless, I love you but its the same old Scotland. Namely, shite. The disappointment continues.
Hungary are a very decent international side, if you look at their record over the last 2 years I’d say they’ve underperformed so far. Scotland on paper just aren’t good enough for this level, it’s as simple as that. The only Scottish player who plays regularly at the top level is a left back. Hungary might not be blessed with individual talent but they have Szoboslai who is head and shoulders above anything Scotland have in an attacking sense.
Mcginn, McTominay, Tierney, Gilmour all play at the top level
@@colmlafferty678 no they don’t. McGinn will play champions league for the first time next season. Gilmour plays in the Europa league. Tierney and McTominay can’t get a start for their clubs, Tierney so much so he’s been shipped out on loan, McTominay so much United are flogging him off to the highest bidder.
@@colmlafferty678 also all of those players are either defenders or midfielders, Scotland need more attacking talent
Unable to beat Hungary because we are simply not good enough. Add to that pitiful tactics, a lone striker, with a more prolific one on the bench, and only one midfielder,(BG), capable of a forward pass, and there you have it.
No excuses. We got what we deserved - pumped out with 2goals for and 7goals against.
Technically we are years behind other European nations when it comes to football. We have a 150yr old sysyem which has failed to evolve, and until that happens it'll be status quo.
Even if we'd been given a penalty we'd probably have passed it back.
100%
It was really frustrating to watch. Clarke seemed totally beholden to the system and style that qualified us, even when the majority of the players that system was designed for, and who made that system work (the wing backs) weren't available. He had over a year to consider a plan B, and plenty of evidence that he really, really needed a plan B, but instead we just ploughed on hopelessly.
It was bad enough that we couldn't field Ferguson, Hickey, Patterson, Tierney, Porteous, and Doak (we direly need a player with Doak's qualities up front) but to actively choose not to play Shankland is wild to me. It's not like there had been encouraging signs of life to keep him invested in what he was doing - very far from it!
He only dared to open the taps and attempt a more progressive game with Shankland and Christie deep into the match and with McGinn, Robertson and Gilmour no longer on the pitch. No assurances that changes anything, of course, but we should have at least gone down swinging rather than whatever the heck it was we were doing.
@euanmacleod3738 Nicely put Euan 👍
Short term: we're shite at football
Long term: Incompetence by the SFA
We didn't beat Hungary becauee they are a good side, battered England 4-0 at Wembley but we also had Steve clarke
Friendly at wolves mate...
Actually Hungary is playing a bit weaker than before. Szoboszlai is playing with injury during the whole turnament, we lost or best striker Barnabás Varga in this game. But thanks my friend for the nice words.
It was a good match with the Scots. Nothing to be ashamed of. You have a good team, love them.
We suffered from injuries badly and if we had a Super Ally McCoist level striker the whole thing would be entirely different. You can't win games with nobody able to score consistently.
That's the thing, we had a strikers who's scored 59 goals in the last two season.. But Clarke started Che Adams in all three games instead. And McCoist is scum and is deserving of no ones adulation.
@@kaboodlefish are you talking about Shankland? Because if so, I agree he should have had more game time but he ain't the answer.
There is nothing positive about this system its boring to watch and if you are playing for one shot on goal Shankland has the best record of putting the ball in the net but was not used entertaining football is about attack not passing back all the time.
wouldve liked to see a change made at half time to be more forward and attacking, either take away a centre half for a striker or an attacking midfielder, or take away a midfielder for a striker. needed to see guys around the edge of the box willing to shoot a bit more if the chances werent coming, someone like shankland who is a natural finisher to help open up the defense a bit more with his movement and to have the know how to pull the trigger rather than trying to walk it in the net at a snails pace
I'm from Cologne and had the pleasure to experience the Tartan Army for myself. Such a class crowd. I even went to their fan zone and watched the Swiss match with them. One guy broke his ankle celebrating and another guy drank a shoey out of the left-behind sneaker. No Scotland No Party!
In all honesty though the Scots have quickly found a way into our German hearts which is usually not the most welcoming place. I'm very sad they don't remain in the tournament.
Nice comment mate. I'm Scottish and a part of me is glad it is over, it was painful to watch our games. It is not losing, that is guaranteed following Scotland, it was the manner of the loses, last night being the worst. This has been our worst ever performance at any tournament, and given our history that is saying something.
Someone once said " it is better to die on your feet, than live on your knees " it wasn't our manager who said it, that's for sure.
Scotland’s analysis of this game was just wrong. It wasn’t a must win game, it was a must not lose game for them. Obviously winning would have virtually guaranteed qualification, but a draw, given the state of the worst teams in groups B and F where Albania, Croatia, Georgia and Czechia all could finish on 1 point each, would likely have been enough for Scotland. That meant rather than throwing the kitchen sink at the game in the last 10 minutes, chasing the win, they should have been more cagey in the knowledge that as the game went on, Hungary would have needed to take more and more risks giving Scotland the opportunity to do to Hungary what Hungary actually did to Scotland. Of course, a draw might not have been enough, though you wouldn’t bet against Spain, Italy, Portugal and Turkey all winning their final group games. Maybe you would. By the way really enjoying FourFourTwo’s coverage.
Its down to Clarkes decision making, he did not choose a great squad and continued to make bad decisions throughout the tournament. Scotland needs something new.
When you cherry pick stats and everything. Of course it's gonna look like they're a good team
I'm just a simple footy fan watching on the telly but christonabike, at least move the ball and players towards the box and try some combos! "Who dares wins" whether through skill, or the luck that comes from pure frigging chaos in the box. All this kick-about-with-the-ball was rubbish. You get to an int'l competition and this is what you do? Even Championship squads are moving up the pitch and trying their luck. Scotland was content with doing fa and that was hard to watch...
If Messi was in our team he would have been on the bench
Scotland has probably been the worst side of the entire Euros. All other teams, even miniputs like Georgia or Albania, have gone up against their opponents and had a positive, courageous outlook. Scotland did not even show any urgency in their last do-or-die match. Those kind of teams should not go to the Euros.
Chill
Unfortunately, I agree. I don't think it's due to the lack of effort on the part of the team, though. They're doing their best in the system the manager's laid out for them.
We are absolutely awful. The worst team in the tournament. We have a guy that scored 60 goals in the last 2 seasons but Clarke gave him only 15 minutes total
Fly: "Hey mama im on FOURFOURTWO!"
Its not tactics. Its Devolution.
Until Scotland is free the people will never think expressively.
Are you suffering from Plastic Paddy slave mentality and trying to transpose this onto Scotland even though Scotland is free and has nothing to do with Ireland. What does devolution have to do with it? Scotland is capable at best but hasn't been competitive for decades like it used to be.
Said it at the start of the tournament if ralston starts every game we aren't qualifying. Not solely down to him but we're too naive, one dimensional and slow. Shankland over adams and absolutely anyone over ralston. Tactics got found out and couldn't adapt/plan B.
9:31 what do you mean "they almost should have got"? Do you not know the offside rule in Scotland?
I thought that was a very good and entirely fair analysis. Shankland did more in 15 minutes than Adams did in all 3 games. He should've been on. Morgan should've been on as well. Armstrong also should've been on as McGinn was below par.
It's the unwillingness to change that's the issue.
Great analysis thanks. I'm a big fan of Steve Clarke but I think he is too stubborn with his choices. There are some squad players who can play international level, James Forrest for example. I don't think we should continue with this rigid system as whenever it has come up against a sitting in team who are clever, we don't cut it. It worked well for the qualifiers but now it's time to adapt and change. We need some pace that doesn't rely on Robertson. One thing maybe you were missing from your analysis, and really this is key, there was no aggression in this game. We had aggression against Switzerland and in most the qualifiers. Players like Mctominay feed off that and don't suit passive football like against Hungary.
Would like to see what 4-4-2 would do with the SPFL. Surely that is one of the biggest problems we don't have depth of talent. What are Denmark, Iceland, the Netherlands, Norway doing that are giving them better players. Is it investment, is it Celtic and Rangers snuffing out competition, is it something else?
Iceland didn't qualify and we beat Norway so they didn't qualify either but it is a grass roots issue so I'll give you that
Seems strange, that you harp on about the Armstrong-incident, but not about the two even more clear penalty-calls that did not happen before that in the other end, The Varga incident was an obvious red as well as a penalty.
Truth is no believes any of those strikers can make a difference, they don’t believe it themselves and neither does the fans or the manager. They are reduced to act as cogs in the system, no one says “lads we expect you to score” its “stretch the back line” “be the target man” “hold the ball up in final third”. These are basics and the names on the sheet are one dimensional and have no incentive to score, you see it play out on the pitch when Robertson tries to wrap it round from distance but skies it. Honestly at the present time, we are better play McTominay up front, we know he has a goal in him, I’d even experiment with Mcginn operating further up the field, the rest of the team are happy to play support roles.
I’d argue giving the guy who scored 32 goals last season more than 25 minutes across the whole tournament would be a start
@@mussey123 fair enough mate but my sentiment would stay the same we need to make it clear to anyone upfront that we expect them to score, anything else comes secondary. The players work hard, unfortunately they are being worked with no execution.
@@mussey123I'd say one of the most decorated players in the countries history not getting single minute is far worse
@@Sniffles69 sound mate 👍🏻
7:20 but the hungarian player is already moving towards the far post, so even if the scot floats it outwards, this never results in a goal
It the ball is played correctly to the back post the Scottish player gets there first but fuck knows what Christie was attempting 🙄
Both their goals were deflections, I think that in itself says a lot, mind you currently they have scored as many as england
yeah I did the neighbourly thing and supported England tonight and found it was all too similar to Scotland just with better players
If we talk why Scotland didnt get a penalty then why dont we talk about a red card for Gunn and awarding Hungary a Penalty. Get well soon Varga🙏
I enjoyed the tournament much more being able to watch Scotland and I look forward to us being in the next one. Kudos and thanks to Steve and the lads - a decent effort.
it was not a pen btw, the Scotland player straight up leaves the ball and jumps In front of the Hungarian defender in order to draw a foul and there was barely any contact. basically simulation at that point so I agreed with decision. As an England fan I am quite happy to see Scotland knocked out considering they just didn't have anywhere near enough quality to get through the group stage
I wouldn't say he jumps in front of Orban, but he's clearly trying to hold the ball up after taking a bad first touch, and there definitely is contact, but only because Armstrong basically pulls Orban into himself by his shirt.
Overall though I agree it was not a penalty
I guess that Stevie Clarke could use Shankland more to get some long balls or something like that. I mean, the absence of Dykes really hurted the team but, in general, the squad seemed nervous in every game.
Everytime Shankland touched the ball it lead to something positive in that last game. Im not sure why he didnt get more time. Also I really think Forrest shouldve been given the chance When we subbed off Ralston but players from SPFL are so underrated, even those who do have a bit of quality.
You could have shown a replay of that penalty, if it was a 'penalty all day'. Oh, but then it would have shown that it wasn't a penalty, eh? It was very indicative of Scotland's mentality, even in a situation when you have a chance to score, the Scottish player instead decides to move AWAY from the ball, trying to get a penalty. Scotland has shown absolutely nothing during this tournament and they deserved to be sent home.
Almost forgot, they actually did something, they sent a Hungarian player to the hospital.
Good analysis. I think we could have a bit more attacking earlier. I was surprised not to see James Forrest and Tommy Conway for the last 20m. Forrest didn't play much this season but he came into the Celtic team at a crucial period in the run in and made several game winning contributions. Vastly experienced, proven winner, played in lots of big games, gives you goals and assists. Conway, young, quick, sharp, in-form. I thought we could have gone with him as a foil for Shankland for the last 20. Putting Armstrong a midfielder on as a striker, and Morgan a winger on as a left back and putting Hanley up top as a makeshift centre forward seems to smack of desperation.
So to sum up, go a more attacking 4-4-2 playing players in their natural position for the last 20 instead of going gung-ho with players out of position for the last 10.
scotland stunk up the tournament, an embarrassment, terrible in all three games.
This should be titled, ‘why Scotland were the worst team at the Euro 2024’. We were pathetic, in every way; couldn’t create chances, tepid and predictable in attack, toothless. Against Germany, we were like petrified rabbits, in the headlights, the Germans even felt sorry for us. Yes you can lose against Germany, no shame in that, but the way we went down was an embarrassment.
You lost me at "that penalty they should have had"
It was not a penalty. The referee got it right.
clear pen, specsavers mate
@@FC-zb2gz nope, not clear penalty; bad first touch by Scotland player, tries to hold up defender to give himself more time, pulls the defenders shirt so hard he pulls the defender into himself and falls over
Completely agree. No penalty. If he wanted to give VAR a decision to make, it doesn't help if you have a fistful of the defenders shirt.
I wanted to say the same… clearly not a penalty.. probably there are some refs who would have given it, but it was the scot’s fault he pulled the defender on himself.. not sure it was on purpose but 100% not penalty
Thank you - appreciate this perspective!
There is a distinct lack of quality in the Scotland squad, especially going forward and the injuries running up to the tournament didn't help. The simple technical ability just isn't there and hasn't been for perhaps decades. The issues with Scotland run deep. And the population argument I hear sometimes is bollocks. Croatia and Uruguay have smaller pools. Portugal and Belgium only have populations just above 10(!) million.
Anyway, with regards to the game itself, if the bench is so poor then it makes no sense that you wouldn't go for it when your best players like Robertson and McGinn are on the pitch. I get the idea of keeping it tight but we were so passive after the initial 10 minutes (Gilmour played a couple of lovely forward passes).
Ah well. It really is shite being Scottish.
Efforts have been made.. and there's some decent looking talents about to come out of the u21s. Conway, Doak, Doig, Lowry, King, Welsh, Barron, among others. The problem is.. the nations league pits us against very strong teams, so with no friendlies any more there's not room to bring in new talent. Clarke is now under a little pressure and will probably continue to pick the likes of Hanley, McGregor and Super Kenny McLean because he needs results in those games, which means we're probably going to stagnate and rot until Clarke leaves in 2026. So expect a back 5 and (of the afore mentioned) only Doak to to play, probably out of position.
Dear adam,
Canny video as always👍
Possession does not win games, goals do🙏More chances = more goals🙏It's that simple🙏
Regards,
James forest should have had a chance as he on form for celtic plus shankland bring on form also
Why couldn’t Scotland beat anyone should be the question asked here
A very underrated group. Switzerland and Hungary are favorite killers and dark horses and Germany is a favorite that wasn’t unlucky this time. In group C, E or F they would have advanced imo…
Scotland did not have the individual quality to play in a very different style. Germany and Switzerland were able to abuse that by having an almost press resistant, high quality back positions and good tactical preparation to prevent ball loses and enable a good counter if the press failed.
Essentially, they had countered the system tactically and Scotland had no other playstyle they were good at.
Agreed. But the answer has little to do with Steve Clarke or the performance of this team. It is cultural. We don't attract promising athletes into the sport. The ones we do attract are not taught adequately high quality technique, or play in youth setups that do not encourage it. And, finally, the players that do enter the youth system are not adequately developed. The result is that we are technically and athletically inadequate.
@@dundeedolphinI think you’re definitely on the rise though. And the qualifying campaign was great. Hopefully the Scotland FA will start to invest more in the youth pipelines and build on current success
They were way off the mark in their warm up games. Why is this a surprise to anyone. They did actually show some grit and determination in the last 10 mins. If they had done that earlier they probably would have won
@@user-ed7et3pb4o Thanks. Unfortunately the SFA is the problem not the solution
Let's be realistic. Scotland are a low mid-tier European team.
Then they don't have to play like a low low-tier team.
Nations league says otherwise
No shit, we're ranked 41st in the world and Switzerland are 20th
that's kind of you to be so complimentary
Very good analysis but you didn't mention not playing James Forrest. Nor the fact that MacTominay was on corners. Nor why our best, natural goalscorer - Shankland - got so little game time. All our best players were under par. Only Hendry & Hanley (normally suspect) played quite well. Clark took too long to change it. They also played far too slowly. So many other factors at play. Injuries really hurt us too.
If Steve Clarke came face to face with a black hole, Steve would win.
3 weeks before the Hungarian team played against the Irish in Dublin. They chose the Irish team because their style of play is similar to the Scots and they wanted to practice against the Scots. Hungary played far better and still lost 2-1. The first Irish goal came out of nowhere. The second is from a counterattack at the last moment after a sold ball. Although the Irish team is weaker than the Scottish team, they did not even qualify for the European Championship.
It was 2:1 to Ireland, not 2:0. Hungary also scored a goal.
Ireland doesn't play anything like Scotland, what are you on about? Ireland couldn't be any more different from Scotland in just about every way.
Ireland has nothing to do with Scotland, least of all in their style of football lol
@@adamkenez2876Sorry, thanks, I corrected.
@@Allapa-im9jrlol you are wrong: "It is difficult to play against Ireland, this is evident from their matches against Switzerland and Belgium, they played very aggressively against the top teams, defended well, taught them a lesson. A physical team, with players training in several corner championships, I expect a meeting with high level of expectation, perhaps this match is the best for our preparation against Scotland, it is important how we can overcome difficult moments" - said Marco Rossi, manager of Hungary's national team
A fair and good analysis. Thank you for that. Clear the injuries didn't do us any favours. Let's keep it all in perspective.
Scotland failed. Clarke failed. And he failed because he has no variety or ability to adjust. The players aren't as bad as made out in this video. Indeed, they're held back and denied playing to their strengths by the negative approach.
Before the game, Clarke said the aim was "to win with caution"
Post Game he said " After 30mins, I knew one goal was going to win the game"
What adjustments did he make to effect the game, when he knew 1 goal would win it? He done nothing, until he changed like for like in terms of personnel with 15 mins to go.
Football has moved on. Albania, Georgia etc have played without fear since Matchday 1. Probably had no expectations of doing much, but they will go home with less regret the Scotland will.
penalty, "Hungary offered nothing", have some rest
As a Scotsman I am just glad though also surprised Scotland are remarkably in the top 50 of the Fifa rankings.
My opinion is that they should be in the same category with the likes of Luxembourg, Estonia & Belarus.
Scotland were arguably the weakest side at the Euros even more so than debutans Georgia.
Doesn't matter who takes charge whether it's Clarke or a new one like Moyes, Lambert etc Scotland are just an embarrassment.
They can obviously qualify for tournaments yet they are rats at a major tournament.
Scotland conceding 7 goals & relying on own goals & only getting 1 point shows how pathetic Scotland is.
I am no a psychiatrist but Scotland obviously have a psychological problem at major tournaments. But how it can rectified seems like rocket science.
Draw all the wee arrows you want, but the reason we got beat by Hungary is because we're pish.
Personally speaking, I think Clarkes arrogance fed into the hands of Hungary. He offered no surprises, no changes and so it was easy for Hungary to predict the way Scotland would play. Clarke, and thus Scotland,, were architects of our own downfall, by being predictable and far too dependent on players who simply had not turned up for the other two games. We played no "wild card" and thus were easy to predict. This is both the managers fault and the players. Great video as ever guys.
Aye spot on. We don't have a centre forward of the quality required. Oddly, I find myself really missing Kenny Miller - his pace and movement were top class, if he was taller and more composed in the box he could have played for anyone. We don't have a truly creative midfielder. Other than Tierney our centre backs are very mid. Other than Hickey our right backs are very mid.
Our best team, fit and in form, can beat Spain. Lose a couple of players and we're easy to shut down. The system needs two fantastic full backs and two good wide centre backs to function.
For me, the ultimate problem is Steve Clarke's loyalty to mediocre/out of form players. Lewis Morgan only got selected because there were injuries, Shankland was on the bench but showed more fight than Adams did all tournament and Billy Gilmour was on the bench for some reason against Germany? It seems as if he's stubborn to pick non-English club players, which is just madness
Because they are supremely average and their coach is shit. Norway must be so livid right now it's hilarious.
Karma strikes in the form of an Argentinian ref ignoring the pleas for a V.A.R. review after the salty Scots fans were singing about Maradonas ´hand of God´ !
Isn't that beautiful...I seen them with their Maradona t shirts...😂
Scotland would have gotten a penalty if Armstrong didn't have more of Orbans shirt than vice versa. Overall I would say Hungary have the stronger squad but a draw on the night would have probably been a fair result
Agreed, watching the replay it looks like Armstrong pulls Orban into himself which is what causes the collision.
I think the collision was going to happen anyway which is why it's a stupid decision from Armstrong to grab the boys shirt. It's little things like this that will cost you.
They really are an awful team with zero technical ability. Look folks this tournament will allow 16 out 24 to qualify for the knockouts. That is why we got all that guff from Clarke and the Tartan Army of success being qualifying for next stage. As they knew you would have to be absolutely useless to not achieve it. And yet they still managed to show how truely hopeless they are. If they qualify for the next World Cup as FIFA are trying to water down their competitions like UEFA for money we will hear the same old bollocks all over again.
Hello Matthew!
Here's the explanation in two words - Steve Clarke.
Or three words - We were pish.
How about four - Far too bloody defensive.
Not qualifying when the team we finished 9 points ahead of in qualification can, in a group that was more than achievable to make the knockouts is a damning indictment on Clarke and the team.
How Che Adams gets a game is beyond me. A jersey thief who just runs around, isn't clinical in front of goal, the ball won't stick to him, he's got no vision for a pass, and his technical ability is found wanting when he dribbles with the ball.
Now that I'm home from Germany I can finally allow myself to think about our campaign and I'm legitimately raging at how crap we were and how embarrassing Steve Clarke made us look.
At half time Clarke should have taken a centre half off and put an attacking midfielder on. It was so obvious. They needed to get them turned. It would also have allowed our full backs to get on the overlap.
I'm really surprised to hear you say you think it was a penalty as it's clearly the attackers fault they collide looking at his movement.
Armstrong takes a knee to back of his leg clear penalty if VAR intervened
@terry9819 Your comment is bonkers.
@@legandrydirk💯% penalty
@@legandrydirk After he jumps into the defender. Never a penalty.
@@terry9819 Agree, and Clarke should shut up about it, he is embarrassing himself, and us.
In the first half Hungary simply watched a clueless Scotland pass the ball to each other in their own end. It was the most tedious 45 minutes I have ever witnessed. Scotland had no imagination, no creativity, and a complete unwillingness to take any chances. The second have was a bit more entertaining, especially when Hungary decided take part in the game. Then in injury time a football match suddenly broke out. Could have gone either way.
8:10 I dont get this argument at all. Who was the difference maker for Hungary? A Guy who barely plays/ed in a Hungarian mid table club. Every Scottish player (including subs) is playing in a club much better than that. This excuse is so rubbish.
sorry but looking at stats and saying, this wasn't as good as before is not explanation or analysis, its reading stats out loud. Where is the WHY in any of this?
I think Clarke was maybe slightly justified in intially setting up like that but he was slow to make changes. Adam isn't that wrong about us not having that much realy quality on the bench but I think it's a slight exaggeration as a lot of our bench as EPL experience. and the Scottish player of the year. I also don't see Rossi as any kind of master tactician. Why sit deep when you need to win by a few goals (proof of this is that they went out anyway)? I can understand Clarke not expecting that.
Scotland gave birth to modern football...can you believe how far we've fallen behind?
Oi Adam. I love your analyses, thanks for this one as well. I was wondering and would be interested in your opinion about the penalty(ies?) which you mention and was not awarded.
1. As I see from the pics Scotland's supposed penalty was a fight between the two players, the Hungarian was basically shoved by his shirt which may qualify as a fault on the Scot side. So I guess that was the reason VAR did not object. Opinion?
2. When the Hungarian player was knocked out should not they have gotten a penalty? And the goalie a red card good bye? Just sayin', that if you do something like this on the pitch, even if if does not result in real damage, player is out. In this instance however the goalie broke a blokes face, knocked him senseless, and wiped out another player (Scot) as well as injuring himself. I find this really weird and not consistent.
So if IMO if you talk about penalties, these two should be mentioned not just the Scottish one.
Cheers
The achievement was to get to the finals and be competitive in two of the three games.
This, maybe conceding 5 was a bit beyond the pale
For the history Scotland has as a footballing nation, that's really sad.
competitive hahah
@@collapsiblechair9112 I think maybe you don't understand what the word means. A draw is competitive. Losing by a single goal scored in the hundredth minute is competitive.
@@collapsiblechair9112they were
We’re out because we tried to play for a draw in 3 consecutive games and got taught a lesson for it, no more, no less
If we're talking about the Scots not getting a penalty they should have (I disagree by the way, it was a double foul, equally committed by Armstrong and the defender), then we should talk about the 2 other penalties that Hungary didn't get but should have gotten because of Gunn's elbow and arm work.
I honestly think subbing McGregor for Christie and putting McTominay at CDM would have made a difference. McGregor was overwhelmingly negative with play.
Look at how utterly uninvolved Che Adams is. He's a non-entity - neither breaking into space, nor mixing it up and attracting defenders. Adams in for Shankland is what ruined this team. EVERY time Shankland came on, Scotland were transformed. This naive, elitist, idiocy that "if you're a bang average journeyman in any division in England, you're better than the best playing in Scotland" needs to stop. And this was clear as day, from the first two games. Clarke seemed to succumb to hubris and refuse to acknowledge his selection error and keep Shankland off til the Scotland engine-room was gassed - and yet we were still miles better after he came on. A lot of people hailed Clarke for qualifying, but the truth is, we qualified because - for once - we actually had a decent level of talent in enough quantity to do so (and more!).
you tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is, never try
I agree pal
Its the most predictable football result ever
Every Scottish fan should be forced to watch this.
Hello Matthew
the penalty wasnt given because the sottish player quite obviously stepped into the defender (and away from the ball entirely) without the defender being in his way. The player tried to force a pen instead of shooting
All fair enough, but would be good to hear some alternative decisions that could have been made. Forrest, more Shankland etc.
In the first 5 qualifiers Scotland were more ambitious, you cannot add all stats from all qualifiers together and say, this is 🏴 style because the attacking intent changed as 🏴 were practically thru after 5 games