Scott McTominay slammed Georgia’s players for “crying like babies” following Scotland’s hard-fought draw in Tbilisi.
The midfielder from Manchester United scored his ninth goal of the season as Scotland staged two comebacks after falling behind, with Georgia’s best player Khvicha Kvaratskhelia scoring twice for Napoli.
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Kochorashvili committed multiple offenses, and he was not alone among his teammates who tried to deceive Stavrev.
According to McTominay, who spoke to Viaplay Sports, “their behavior on the pitch tonight was a disgrace in terms of provoking the referee and obviously us as well.” In other words, despite having some talented footballers, their behavior was disappointing.
‘We had to maintain our heads, but it’s difficult,’ he said when asked about the difficulty of remaining cool.
They need to take action against those who falsely claim to be injured and similar situations. It’s not football to be wailing like babies all afternoon, but it’s a tough call.Attempting to win the game was our only goal. On the other hand, they were constantly getting under the referee’s skin.
Despite falling behind twice, McTominay was relieved Scotland were able to avoid loss. However, he did concede that Clarke’s team was not playing to their potential.
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Scotland manager Steve Clarke lauded his team for keeping cool under pressure from the Georgians.
Lawrence Shankland, a hero for Hearts, scored his second international goal in the third minute of extra time with a spectacular header, earning a point for Scotland in a tense Euro 2024 qualifier.
Co-goal scorer Scott McTominay condemned Georgia’s “disgraceful” behavior and said that several players were “crying like babies” during the Group A match in Tbilisi.
Scots manager Steve Clarke admitted that this was one of the obstacles his team faced upon arrival.
They will resort to any means necessary to achieve a positive outcome, and your response will be dictated by that. Prove that you can keep your cool and stay out of it.
In the face of all the pranks, you are helpless. Knowing that there would be more time imposed on for timewasting, we simply continued working. And scoring in the waning seconds of extra time was a pleasant bonus…
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Because Georgia played for so long in the first half, he predicted that his team would see a significant amount of bench time in the final fifteen to twenty minutes due to injuries. Therefore, we were aware that time was of the essence. Lawrence scored the goal we needed, and I couldn’t have been happier for him. I was also elated for the squad.
For sure, we anticipated difficulty. Scotland has lost both of their previous visits here, so we were hoping for a different outcome this time. However, we are relieved to have ended that losing streak, and we will aim to continue our strong performance in Sunday’s match against Norway. At home, we intend to give it our all.