Sometimes it looks like Steve Clarke ’s the kind of guy who smiles at 7am just to get it out of the way for the day. Not yesterday, though.
Maybe it’s the fact familiarity breeds contentment. After all, he is about to send his Scotland team into battle with Israel for the seventh time in three years but is doing so on the back of a massive win in Austria, which has put them in charge of their own destiny in Group F of World Cup qualifying.
That – and being able to choose from a fully fit squad – was perhaps the reason behind the manager’s more relaxed demeanour.There was excitement too, bubbling away just beneath the surface.The work is done and he just wants the whistle to blow come five o’clock.Get all the latest Sports news sent
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