Andrew Robertson admitted Scotland didn’t flip up as they misplaced 5-1 to Germany of their first sport of Euro 2024.
The Tartan Military failed to put a glove on the hosts all through the encounter on the Allianz Enviornment, with Ryan Porteous’ first-half pink card solely including to the distress.
Florian Wirtz, Jamal Musiala and Kai Havertz put Germany 3-0 up at half-time as Niclas Fullkrug and Emre Can netted after the break, with Antonio Rudiger’s personal aim the one comfort for Steve Clarke’s males.
Scotland’s captain informed ITV Sport: “First half we simply bought all of it flawed actually.
We didn’t actually present up, we weren’t aggressive sufficient, we allowed good gamers an excessive amount of time on the ball.
“We clearly had a sport plan and we did and their sport plan labored and ours didn’t. However it wasn’t due to the [lack of] observe, we simply didn’t put it collectively on the pitch.
“Didn’t actually present up. Wasn’t aggressive sufficient”
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It’s a reminder of how powerful this match is. You’re taking part in in opposition to world-class groups they usually confirmed that as we speak.
“Their huge gamers confirmed up they usually had been glorious all around the park and made it actually troublesome for us. They’d a solution for just about the whole lot we had.
“However I don’t suppose we’ve performed to our most and it’s a must to in opposition to the highest groups.”
‘We now have to type it fast’
The Liverpool left-back couldn’t cover his disappointment in Munich however insisted he and his team-mates should decide themselves up rapidly forward of going through Switzerland on Tuesday.
Robertson is aware of they’ll nonetheless be backed by supporters, who performed their half producing a superb ambiance within the German capital.
He added: “We’re effectively backed at this match, we all know that. We’ve bought so many good supporters and as we speak was vastly disappointing.
“However you’re taking part in in opposition to the host nation and it’s the primary sport and it doesn’t get a lot harder than that.
“We now have to bounce again rapidly as a result of there was rather a lot that was flawed as we speak and we’ve got to type it as a result of we’ve got a fast turnaround on Tuesday [vs Switzerland].”
‘I used to be stunned by Scotland’
Germany boss Julian Nagelsmann stated he didn’t anticipate his facet to win so comfortably after speaking up Scotland’s menace earlier than the sport.
He stated: “I’m pleased, I’m satfisifed, it’s not simple to have the primary sport in our personal nation.
“We had been good within the first 20 minutes, I used to be proud of the efficiency.
“We conceded however on the finish it’s okay, it’s an excellent signal that our gamers complained about conceding.
“I used to be type of stunned that Scotland weren’t that aggressive in first 20 minutes. I believe they had been stunned by our ball possession, it was very concentrated.
“They then defended deeper and didn’t excessive press as they’ve within the qualifying video games at occasions.”
