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Steve Clarke believes his Scotland players will have been boosted from 'feeling the love' of the Tartan Army following the dramatic 3-2 World Cup qualifying win over Israel on Saturday.
In a tumultuous Group F encounter at Hampden Park, Scott McTominay's winner deep into six minutes of added time kept the Scots in second place and with a play-off spot in their own hands ahead of Tuesday's game away to the Faroe Islands.
The Scotland squad took the acclaim from a sold-out national stadium after the game which, having qualified for the delayed Euro 2020 with a penalty shoot-out win behind closed doors in Serbia, gave the players a feel-good factor, according to Clarke.
Steve Clarke says his Scotland side felt the love from fans inside the stadium on Saturday
'It was important the other night, not to milk it, that's not the right phrase, but for the public and the players to have that little moment after the game,' said the Scotland boss.
'It was a group of players who qualified for a major tournament after 23 years and they did that in an empty stadium and there has never really been the chance to have that interaction between the players and the supporters.
'That was the nice thing at the end of the game that we could do that.
'Obviously we scored a goal after 93 minutes and everybody has
