Scotland head coach Stephen Clark summed up the results of the Nations League match against Ukraine (3:0), which took place yesterday in Glasgow.
“It was a good game we played. We are very pleased with how we played this match. It took us a long time to score a goal, but when he came, it helped us a little, the guys relaxed, played even more confidently, and managed to score two more goals.
The final score looks good, but we still have a lot of work to do in the group. We want to build on our success against Ireland on Saturday. Because now we have a real chance to take first place in the group.
Every team has difficult, unsuccessful periods. The main thing is to respond to them correctly. Today we showed that we reacted correctly to our June failures. We have done a lot of work in the short time that has passed since then. Basically, it was a routine and rather boring job, but the guys coped with it and took into service everything acquired during this period. They were excellent.
We have good squad depth and that's part of what we're trying to build. Otherwise, it is impossible to count on the result when three matches must be played in one week. In this regard, I am happy for Aaron Hickey, who replaced the injured Nathan Patterson. He entered the game very well. It was not easy to go out and play against Mikhail Mudrik, whom many are now looking at. This player has a good pace, but Aaron handled it well.
We must try to forget this result and prepare for Saturday's match against Ireland. This game will also be hard. The Irish have a whole week to prepare for the upcoming match, but we have already given a lot of strength today, and now we have only a couple of days left to recover and prepare. Nevertheless, I hope that on Saturday we will be able to show the same game and the same result as today, ”Clark said after the match with the Ukrainian national team.