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Robertson responds to angry boos with honest verdict on Scotland humiliation
Scotland suffered more humiliation at home as Iceland secured a commanding victory with boos ringing out at Hampden Park as the players were left to face the music
Andy Robertson admitted Scotland were "nowhere near good enough" as they were beaten 3-1 by Iceland in a friendly at Hampden Park. It continues their unwanted run of results which has seen pressure mount on manager Steve Clarke.
Their last outing in March had seen them hammered at their Glasgow-base by Greece, who secured a 3-0 win in the Nations League. The Scots conceded after just eight minutes and, despite equalising, were unable to take control of the contest.
By the hour mark they had conceded three as Iceland continued to have joy and Scotland can ill-afford another poor result when they take on Liechtenstein as their Liverpool left-back admitted they need to turn the tide as soon as possible after being subject to boos at full-time.
He told BBC Scotland: "I think we all know that's nowhere near good enough. I don't want to say too much - we need to digest this and speak in the changing room before we start doing interviews.
"But I think we were too easily played through - any chance they had, they scored. We weren't good enough on the ball. We created chances but didn't take them. We were just nowhere near good enough. I don't think you can put a finger on one thing but we need to get it right pretty quickly."
Scotland had previously enjoyed some positive results, beating Croatia and Poland whilst holding Portugal towards the end of 2024. Since the turn of the year though they've been dealt some harsh lessons. Clarke struggled to identify where things went wrong for his side, whose poor form in friendlies continued, with the introduction of debutant goalkeeper Slicker after six minutes far from the ideal start.
"The night didn't get off to a great start," he said. "But we just looked a little bit flat at times, even when we got back in the game. We made their goalkeeper work a few times - on another night maybe you get those finishes and it would be a different story. In two days time we're going to Liechtenstein so hopefully we'll get a performance."
Frontman Lyndon Dykes added: " Football is a lot about momentum. You need to be winning games. When you don't, it's extra hurt and extra eyes looking in."
Scotland have won just once of their last ten friendly outings but will need to find some kind of form before they resume their World Cup qualifying campaign in September. The next time international football rolls around the Scots will face Denmark and Belarus on the road.
