By Graeme Croser For The Scottish Mail On Sunday
Published: 23:43 GMT, 23 March 2019 | Updated: 23:43 GMT, 23 March 2019
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James McFadden knows Scotland are on a hiding to nothing against San Marino - and admits not even a 10-goal victory would be enough to disperse the negativity surrounding the national team.
Alex McLeish's side got off to the worst possible start in the Euro 2020 qualifiers, slumping to a 3-0 defeat in Kazakhstan on Thursday night.
The margin and nature of the defeat means the team already faces an impossible-looking task to qualify from a section including World Cup semi-finalists Belgium.
James McFadden knows Scotland are on a hiding to nothing against San Marino
And Scotland coach McFadden knows a handsome victory against the Sammarinese is a necessity to claw back some respectability.
'We know 1-0 is not going to be good enough,' said the former Everton forward. 'For some people, maybe 10-0 is not going to be good enough.
'We know that but it is important the players are focused on the game. They don't have to worry about anything else, all the rubbish that comes with
