Former Scotland striker Ally McCoist could not resist a cheeky reminder to England followers over their stoop in kind - with Steve Clarke's facet sitting high of their Nations League group.
England suffered the relegation to the second tier of the Nations League on Friday after slumping to a 1-0 defeat towards Italy, that left Gareth Southgate's males on a 5 recreation winless run with only one recreation to go till the World Cup. In distinction, the Tartan Military have roared Scotland on to back-to-back victories over Ukraine and Eire with Clarke's males one level away from topping Group B1 and sealing promotion to the highest tier.
Southgate faces one remaining likelihood to get the England followers again on facet on Monday towards Germany with the Three Lions but to attain a objective from open play within the competitors - a report solely matched by minnows San Marino. Rangers legend McCoist was all too blissful to level out the contrasting fortunes between the 2 nations forward of Scotland's huge conflict with Ukraine on Tuesday.
McCoist gave a run down of his ideas from the win over Eire to the talkSPORT Breakfast Present, stating: "They have been rather a lot higher second half. First half, Eire have been most likely the higher crew after they went forward with Egan's objective. We got here out second half and Scotland have been rather a lot higher.
"An excellent header (to equalise), and Jack Hendry has been superb the final two video games. I believed he was wonderful towards Ukraine as nicely.
"Then Eire had an opportunity to attain however Craig Gordon saved, after which we acquired a penalty. I heard Stephen Kenny and the blokes speaking about it after the sport, however I truly thought it was a penalty within the modern-day.
"You'll be moaning about it in the event you misplaced if, but it surely definitely does hit his arm. Then Ryan Christie tucked it away.
"It offers Scotland a superb alternative of successful that group once more, if they will simply get some extent towards Ukraine on Tuesday. It was definitely a greater few days for Steve Clarke than it was for Gareth Southgate once more."
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