Originally Posted by BBC News
Steve Clarke lifted the sombre mood in the Scotland camp
As Steve Clarke walked towards the podium at his media conference at the ice centre in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, he took a look at the two-foot rise to the stage and said: “This is a big step.”
In the wake of the opening-day calamity against Germany and the must-not-lose game against Switzerland in Cologne on Wednesday, there was all sorts of fun to be had with a line like that, but it was probably wise not to.
Had Clarke entered to the sound of a bell ringing then it wouldn’t have been out of place given the sombreness of the room he was walking into.
He sat in front of a giant banner with close-up images of some of his main men on it. Kieran Tierney, Andy Robertson, John McGinn and Billy Gilmour beamed out at us, incongruously.
Only the stern features of Scott McTominay seemed to capture the mood in the camp.
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This is a job for Clarke alone
In a crisis, Scotland sent for Callum McGregor, a brilliant talker, to do the talking on Saturday and now the manager on Sunday. The big guns wheeled out to blast the doubt to kingdom come.
The fact that Clarke was here at all was an illustration of where they’re at right now. Read Full Article Had his team performed admirably against the Germans then the head coach wouldn’t have been anywhere near the media