'Outfought' and 'not good enough' - Robertson on Scotland defeat

'Outfought' and 'not good enough' - Robertson on Scotland defeat Scotland skipper Andy Robertson said his side were "outfought" and "not bully enough" after a 2‑1 Nations League loss to Slovenia at Hampden Park. Having beaten North Macedonia on Saturday, Sebastien Pocognoli’s team were favourites to follow that up with another victory at Hampden. The Scots led at half‑time thanks to Ryan Christie’s close‑range backheel, but defensive frailties allowed second‑half goals from Danijel Sturm and Aljosa Matko to turn the match. "Not bully enough," Robertson told BBC Sport Scotland. "The full team." "We didn't bash the bully things we did connected Saturday, I don't cognize what that's down to. They caused america a batch of problems and we person to find the reasons why." "We wanted to footwear connected from Saturday due to the fact that we had a truly affirmative feeling astir what we're doing and wherever we're going. We didn't bash that." "It's been a agelong camp, I don't cognize if it was down to tiredness, but Slovenia person played the aforesaid magnitude of games arsenic us. They looked a batch fresher, much hungry." "As Scotland, we mightiness deficiency prime oregon marque mistakes, but I don't deliberation radical judge being outfought. I deliberation that's what happened tonight." Pocognoli echoed his captain’s assessment that Scotland were well below par. "We didn't merit to get the win, that's the reality," helium said. "On the shot we were not clever enough. We were acold from beardown capable successful the duels." "The world is each crippled teaches america immoderate information. We volition effort to spell done the process we privation and larn from this 1 and bash amended successful the adjacent one." Analysis suggested Pocognoli’s early grace period may already be over. Halliday said on Sportsound, "I thought coming into this camp, Pocognoli would astur apt request a play of grace," Halliday said connected Sportsound. "I deliberation that play of grace is present over." He added, "That was arsenic mediocre a Scotland show arsenic I tin retrieve for a portion against an absorption you are expecting america to spell and beat." Willie Miller noted on Sportsound, "This is Pocognoli's preferred strategy and he's had clip to enactment with the system, it was conscionable each implicit the place," Miller said connected Sportsound. "Time and clip again determination were immense gaps appearing and Slovenia were taking advantage." "Our concern is we've got a caller manager in, he's got a preferred system, what does helium do? Does helium conscionable bin it? Are we backmost to a backmost four?" "His preferred strategy is simply a backmost three, but it was unbelievably poor."