Scotland ‘must stick together’ to end slump – Lyndon Dykes

Lyndon Dykes has full confidence in Scotland halting their wretched run, saying he would “run through a brick wall” for his team-mates.

The striker squandered a glorious opportunity in the first half when Scotland were 1-0 down on what he described as a ” frustrating and tough night”.

Scotland fought back from 2-0 down with goals from Billy Gilmour and Scott McTominay before a last-gasp penalty condemned the hosts to a 3-2 defeat, meaning it’s now just one win in 13.

“We thought we were the better team, we worked really hard to get back into the game,” Birmingham City forward Dykes said.

“We started the second half very well, but it was a frustrating night the way it went. You can’t be conceding that many goals.”

On his miss, Dykes said: “It was a good chance, back-stick and it was quite awkward between my volley and head.

“I just couldn’t get my hip high enough because I wanted it to come back across the keeper.”

Head coach Steve Clarke had spoken pre-match about the “evolution” of his team, and he eschewed his favoured back three four a four-man defensive set-up against the Poles.

Dykes said: “We’ve been working on a lot of things, I think you could see we were trying to press high and be the dominant team on the ball and make chances.

“We did all that, it just wasn’t our night and we have to turn it around.

“We need to go back to basics. We are a good team, we know what we are capable of and we need to stick together because we are a family. I’m sure the results will come again.

“I’m fully confident in my team-mates, I’d run through a brick wall for them, and I’m sure they’d do the same for me. So going forward, we are going to be alright.”