Scotland had to change after brutal Euro 2024, admits John McGinn

Scotland manager Steve Clarke and the players had to make major changes after the “brutal” experience of failure at Euro 2024, according to midfielder John McGinn. The winless three-game campaign in Germany had been “rubbish”, said the Aston Villa captain after Scotland ended their poor 2024 by closing with two excellent wins.

McGinn reflected on a year that brought defeats to the Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Portugal and Croatia, draws with Finland, Switzerland and the Portuguese, and victories over Gibraltar, Croatia and Poland. After far too many lows there was the eventual boost of avoiding immediate relegation from Nations League A. Tomorrow’s 11am draw for the play-off will pair Scotland with Austria, Greece, Turkey or Ukraine across two legs on March 20 and