I watched the 2nd half and the similarities with MP's #Notts in the way Belarus played was striking

Scotland were very fortunate.

Well Nottingham was twinned with Minsk until recently so old habits die hard

Scotland should be burying playing nations like Belarus. I think it's a big shame that the Home Internationals were discontinued.

They used to be so competitive & I really do believe that those end of season finales used to help the home nations especially when it came to competitive match practice.

Whether it's a coincidence or not Scotland has failed to qualify for the World Cup Finals since the team played under Jock Stein in Spain in 1982. The home internationals were abolished in 1983/84 season.

13 hours ago, Robbie said:

Scotland should be burying playing nations like Belarus. I think it's a big shame that the Home Internationals were discontinued.

Really disagree on this. Belarus were a class above Scotland in terms of playing styles. As regards the Home Internationals, England's footballing improvement by playing the better European countries was a consequence of this. Going back to Home Internationals would be a retrograde step IMHO

18 minutes ago, Piethagoram said:

Really disagree on this. Belarus were a class above Scotland in terms of playing styles. As regards the Home Internationals, England's footballing improvement by playing the better European countries was a consequence of this. Going back to Home Internationals would be a retrograde step IMHO

The point I was trying to make is that as Belarus are ranked 100 in the international football ratings. Scotland should really be dominating teams such as this.

The fact that Belarus were a "class above Scotland in terms of playing styles" demonstrates that Scotland have a long way to go before they can reverse their dismal WC record over the last 40 odd years.

Instead of trying to copy the continental style, maybe they should play to their traditional strengths when it comes to playing style.