'Mercedes v Reliant Robin' - what did Scotland fans make of defeat?

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Scotland fans made themselves heard successful nan Allianz Arena and aft nan match, too

There are fewer things much apt to occurrence up unhappy supporters than an world defeat.

And Scotland's hammering successful their long-awaited Euro 2024 opener against hosts Germany produced a volcanic eruption of fury.

More than six 100 supporters near their thoughts successful nan contiguous aftermath of connected Scotland's mauling successful Munich.

It’s safe to opportunity nary of them were happy pinch what they had seen...

Bill Black: After 10 minutes, I came retired of my comfortable armchair and moved to down nan couch. Germany could and should person had double figures. The Swiss and Magyars must beryllium rubbing their hands.

R Petrie: It was if Scotland started pinch 9 players pinch a hangover from a mates of weeks disconnected successful nan sun, against a squad who knew really to thread a walk and power nan ball. A squad of quiet athletes against a lacklustre group of patriots.

Nazz: Germany treated america for illustration we were guidance successful a friendly. Ran correct complete us. We treated it for illustration we had won a raffle to beryllium there. Overawed, terrified, nervous. It was a humiliating capacity and 1 we person to bounce backmost from quickly.

Ronnie Welsh: So mediocre it was embarrassing - squad action besides mediocre - Mercedes versus Reliant Robin.

‘Porteous is excessively aggressive’

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Uefa Euro 2024: Kai Havertz scores punishment aft Porteous reddish card.

Watford defender Ryan Porteous’ reddish paper compounded a dreadful showing successful defence for Scotland.

And nan supporters were not slow to put a spotlight connected nan erstwhile Hibernian centre-back...

Taylor Ross: Porteous should bent his caput successful shame - he turned an already difficult crippled into ngo impossible.

Tim Bird: Porteous rolling astir connected nan platform aft trying to break Gundogan’s limb was precisely nan level Scotland were at. Desperate.

Alison: I said earlier a shot was kicked, don't play Porteous. I predicted he would beryllium sent off. If only I could foretell nan lottery numbers... He's excessively aggressive. He could person earnestly injured nan German player.

Kevin: Porteous should ne'er beryllium allowed to propulsion connected nan Scotland portion again. Shocking tackle that perfectly deserved nan reddish paper it got. However we were already chasing shadows. Entire squad was obscurity adjacent bully enough.

‘This has to beryllium pinned connected nan gaffer’

While nan capacity of nan players near fans frustrated, caput coach Steve Clarke came successful for superior disapproval too...

Keith Harvey: Tactical naivety from Clarke. How he and nan players did not accommodate to extremity Gundogan is beyond belief.

James: Wrong approach. Out to take sides against a squad who emotion to onslaught . The German defence erstwhile having to defend, was their weakness. Clarke should person known this earlier nan game.

Peter: This has to beryllium pinned connected nan gaffer, who sewage strategies and squad action wrong. But make nary correction nan players were subdued and mostly not up for it

Stan Bland: Am a instrumentality of Steve Clarke but thought his crippled scheme was wrong. Gave excessively overmuch respect to Germany, opinionated disconnected them.

Fraser M: Clarke sewage strategies wrong, leaving Billy Gilmour connected nan bench. Many of our players were shown up arsenic not being world class. In summary, we conscionable don't person players that are bully enough.

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Euro 2024: Scotland 'looked a lesser team' against Germany says David Moyes

But connected nan agleam side…

It's difficult to deliberation of excessively galore positives aliases smile-generating moments from nan game, but nan Tartan Army being what it is, you still managed to find immoderate glimmers of positivity...

David Harrison: I was watching it successful a pub successful Yorkshire, and you cognize it's bad erstwhile a pub of English group sympathise pinch you, and opportunity "don't worry, it'll get better"

Brian Robinson: This crippled has past now and successful nan past it must remain, l would say. Head up boys, 2 games to go.

Alan Joiner: The only point now is effort and reconstruct immoderate pridefulness springiness nan federation thing to outcry about. Surely they cannot beryllium truthful mediocre again..

Colin Murray: I would for illustration to opportunity it's nan worst capacity successful surviving memory. Sadly it's not, nan 5-1 drubbing by England successful 75 and nan 5-0 drubbing by Portugal successful 93 are bitter memories. Qualifying for these tournaments is nan pinnacle for Scotland. The fans bask a vacation and extol nan virtues of our state to a world population. They are 2nd to nary successful that regard. That is Scotland’s existent victory.

Do you work together pinch nan fans who sewage successful touch? What do Scotland request to do up of nan conflict pinch Switzerland?

Let america cognize here, external.

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