Belgium v Scotland: Liverpool defender Andy Robertson misses qualifier
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Euro 2020 Qualifying Group I: Belgium v Scotland |
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Venue: King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels Date: Tuesday, 11 June Kick-off: 19:45 BST |
Coverage: Listen on BBC Radio 5 Live/Radio Scotland, live text commentary on the BBC Sport website |
Captain Andy Robertson will miss Scotland's Euro 2020 qualifier against Belgium with a hamstring injury.
The Liverpool left-back, who scored the opener against Cyprus at Hampden on Saturday, is one of five changes in Steve Clarke's side.
Kilmarnock's Greg Taylor, 21, makes his Scotland debut in Robertson's place.
Also coming into the side who beat the Cypriots 2-1 are Scott McTominay, Stuart Armstrong, Oliver Burke and Johnny Russell.
John McGinn, James Forrest, Ryan Fraser, and Eamonn Brophy are the others who drop out, with all four among the substitutes.
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'We need to make ourselves hard to beat'
Speaking on Monday, Robertson said Scotland "need to get back on the footballing map" by making life difficult for the world's leading national teams.
Scotland came close to beating England in 2017 but conceded a late equaliser at Hampden.
"We have not had a big result probably since England and even then it was a disappointment because of the late goal," said Liverpool's Robertson, 25.
"But since then the big nations have turned us over, if we are being honest. We need to try and make ourselves hard to beat against the top nations again.
"When I first came into the squad the top nations didn't like playing against us. They might have got the results but they had to work for it and that's what we need to get back to."
Belgium thumped Scotland 4-0 in a friendly at Hampden last year and Robertson insists his side have learned from "the disastrous mistakes made in that game".
"That's what we need to cut out," he added. "We need to be a lot more streetwise and try to frustrate them and the longer it goes hopefully that happens and we grow in confidence."
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Why can't we just focus on those positives?
Liverpool 4 - 0 Barcelona.
Andy Robertson knows about miracles.
So every Scot you met said “even we would easily beat Panama, Tunisia and Sweden”
What a lying load of rubbish!
Belgium aren't a top side, is that your idea of a joke?
3rd in the WC, having lost to the winners and would probably given France a better game in the final. Which sides are better at the moment?
History has nothing to do with current form, ask Germany.
Do you know 99% of England fans and zero of their current playing squad weren't born the last time their senior football team won something?
To Answer your question and specifically “got anywhere near” (Your words) in last 50 years.
Italia 90 – Semi Finalist
Euro 96 – Semi Finalists
Russia 18 – Semi Finalists
Nations League 19 – Semi Finalist
Under 20 World Cup 17 – Winners
Now question is where have Scotland got in last 50 years in Football? Anywhere near this? Reached how far? Even qualified?
No bitterness , just tiredness from listening to the self entitlement attached to the English team who consistently underperform. This self entitlement has even passed onto and is poisoning the Women's game.
The only way that England or an English team are going to win anything is by having two teams in the final lol ( and even then, neither of them was an actual champion).
I'd focus on that level.
Always berating England for thinking they're better than they are.
Put the 1.7m saved towards the OAP subsidy.