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Nightmare. Disaster. Miserable. An almighty bubble burst.
You could pick a slew of words to describe Scotland’s 5-1 thumping at the hands of hosts Germany in the curtain raiser for Euro 2024.
None of them would be pretty.
It was supposed to be a vibrant and joyful occasion for Scotland, who were back at a major tournament on foreign soil for the first time since 1998.
The near 200,000 travelling fans made sure it was – until kick off.
Five goals conceded, a red card, not a single shot on target and a negligible expected goals rating of 0.01.
“First half, we just got it all wrong really, didn’t show up,” a sombre captain Andy Robertson said. “Weren’t aggressive enough, and we let good players get on the ball.”
Steve Clarke’s side still have two games to achieve their goal of getting out of the group, but after such a soul-shattering beginning, where do they go from here?
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