Scotland fans have say on Nations League loss to Greece

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Colin: Once again this team underperformed and let us supporters down. How a manager can continually pick players who are not playing weekly club football is unacceptable. This team is slow all over the park, no players with pace or dribbling skills, not one can beat a player one on one. We all can see who needs to go, there must be young hungry players out there with pace and determination. As soon as we concede a goal, we are in trouble. No creativity whatsoever, too many midfielders playing the same way.

David: Clarke got it all wrong. I was his biggest fan but he's not making it easy to support him. His stubbornness is costing us games. Ralston gets targeted every match, yet he keeps playing. Che Adams was terrible both games, losing possession constantly - no sub at half time. Christie was way off it - subbed too late. Meanwhile, Greece made changes as that what you need to do to get a different performance, and it worked. Clarke did nothing, not even at half-time which was criminal. Then he took off Gilmour, our best in midfield, and everything fell apart. His refusal to adapt is holding us back.

Michael: That's probably the worst performance under Clarke. After the initial 10 minutes, we were totally devoid of ideas for how to break the Greeks down, physically lacked the pace and strength to compete, didn't pass or break with any speed or conviction and worst of all had absolutely no passion to lift the crowd.

Tony: Scotland were absolutely hopeless. Their long balls went nowhere or out of play. There was no energy or class on display. They were well and deservedly beaten.

Peter: We made it so easy for Greece. A team with really decent players who punished us for a truly woeful performance. Instead of moving forward, we have fallen down another hole... Embarrassing!

Patrick: I hate that phrase bump in the road. This was a pot hole.

Steven: Confidence was high ahead of the game, but what a shocking performance after a great result in Greece. Could barely string two passes together. Congratulations to Greece. They looked better than us all over the pitch. It could've been more than three.

Kenny: It looked as though we were playing with 10 men and they had 12 as every time we had the ball there was nobody to pass to other than backwards. Also they looked fitter and sharper and with an plan of attack. We looked clueless and had Christie who is left footed playing on the right which further exposed Ralston in the first half.

Henry: Manager is hopeless. Fails to retain Lewis Ferguson (our best player in the first leg), plays Christie out of position. Continues to pick McLean, who is obviously not international class. Failure last night all down to midfield but essentially we need a new leader on the touchline.

Alan: Playing Adams up front on his own with no other Scot within 30m of him is never going to work. The midfield needed to be nearer to him.

Allen: Most of Clarke's trusted players let themselves down. He should play players in their club positions not try to shoehorn them into systems they don't fit.

William: Clarke must go. Totally negative football, boring to watch. Gone backwards in my opinion. No fight or passion.

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