Scotland: Key points from Steve Clarke’s press conference

Clarke says all the players understand where the team are in the process and all are on board with it.

He doesn’t understand how anyone can doubt this group of players given they have qualified for back-to-back Euros and are competing with the top teams at the moment.

Everyone wants Scotland to be good right now but his job is also to build for the future so the country doesn’t have another period of 20 years without playing in a major finals.

Important not to “overhype” Ben Doak as has happened in the past with other players. He wants Doak to be a talent “for the next 15 years, not the next 15 months”.

The team can take confidence from their display against Portugal in Lisbon and Clarke hopes Scotland can produce a similar performance but a better result.