Team Spirit Keeps Scotland Going

Last updated : 30 March 2016 By Queens Mad

 

 

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STRACHAM WELL PLEASED

Scotland's team spirit helped them to victory against Denmark at Hampden, according to coach Gordon Strachan.

Matt Ritchie pounced on Daniel Agger's early mistake to score the winner, but the Danes spurned a host of opportunities to draw level.

"The better side were Denmark. We kept ourselves in it with a bit of grit and determination," said Strachan.

"Our team spirit kept us in it: good defending, good goalkeeping. I've got a couple of players coming through."

Following Thursday's win in Prague against the Czech Republic, Strachan once again made wholesale changes and gave debuts to Kieran Tierney, John McGinn and, from the bench, Oliver Burke against the Danes.

The Scotland manager was content with the result, if not the passing and physical prowess of his experimental side.

"If you look at the Danish players, they are all playing at a good level, physically playing every week," he said.

"If you look at our side, four or five guys don't even get a game. I wanted to make sure no-one played two games, so I sent them back to their club feeling decent about themselves.