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Steve Clarke insisted his decision to play Andy Robertson on the wrong side of the pitch was not the only cause of Scotland’s dismal defeat to Denmark in Copenhagen.
The under-strength Scots conceded two goals in a devastating 90-second burst inside the opening quarter of an hour at the Parken Stadium — and never really recovered as the Danes cruised to a comfortable win.
Now sitting fourth in Group F, their hopes of reaching the 2022 World Cup finals have been seriously dented by dropping points in their opening four fixtures.
Scotland boss Steve Clarke defended his tactics after his side lost away to Denmark
Daniel Wass and Joakim Maehle netted a quickfire double to give Denmark three points
Clarke’s team have also recorded just one win in nine competitive matches since ending a 23-year wait for a major finals appearance by qualifying for the European Championships.
Defending his decision to start Robertson at right wing-back to cover for the absence of both Stephen O’Donnell and Nathan Patterson, Clarke insisted: ‘I think the decision was always hard. But I don’t think that was the sole cause of our problems in the first half.
‘I thought we defended too deep, we weren’t brave enough on the back line, which made the midfield area too big
