Scotland suffered home defeats from Slovenia, unable to expand on success after Saturday's victory over Southern Macedonia.
Although the Gospodars opened the door in the other half due to an effective heel strike from Ryan Christa, the supreme openness in defense allowed Daniel Sturm and Alosi Matko to turn the sustrich’s move around and bring victory to the guests (1:2).
Scotland captain Endy Robertson was not disappointed and harshly assessed the actions of his partners. The lawyer emphasized that the election was unable to overcome the positive speeches that brought her results on Saturday, and completely failed the game in terms of self-sacrifice.
He also raised arguments about this after a long training camp, saying that Slovenia had played so many matches, but looked at the field more fresh and more hungry for results.
" We can sometimes see a marriage as something or make a compromise, but I don’t think that people are ready to put up with the fact that they are simply outplayed by the devil. I think that’s what happened this evening,” summed up the captain.
Head coach Sebastian Pocognioli was very pleased with Robertson's assessment. The Belgian international, having replaced Steve Clarke in the midfield, aims to introduce a more aggressive attacking style to the team, having learned that the Scots were not smart enough with the ball and were losing duels..
Despite the recent result, the coach continues to renew his stock: in the game against Slovenia, Josh McPake made his debut, joining other newcomers, whom Poconoli received from his first matches. Sebastian Pokonjol's wards sit in third place among their quartet, with just 4 points left after 4 matches played.
There will be two major matches for the Scottish national team: November 13 (at home): Scotland - Northern Macedonia (Glasgow, Hampden Park) November 16 (away): Switzerland - Scotland.