The unseen Kieran Tierney moment of composure in Euro 2024 as Scotland morph into Spain
dailyrecord.co.ukA seemingly insignificant first-half moment from Kieran Tierney showed how lessons had been learned from the Germany debacle.Scotland got their Euro 2024 campaign back on track with a 1-1 draw against Switzerland in Cologne, meaning a win over Hungary on Sunday in Stuttgart will likely see Steve Clarke create history and become the first ever national team boss to guide us into the knockout stage of a major tournament.That looked like a pipe dream as Germany were racking up the goals on opening night.
The occasion got to the Scots, and the signs were there that we were maybe a bit over emotional when Tierney and Andy Robertson were celebrating winning a goal kick after just a few minutes.
Against the Swiss however, there was far more know-how on display, and ITV pundit Eni Aluko picked up on it in her analysis ahead of Slovenia vs Serbia in ITV."This is in the first ten minutes and just watch the time that Kieran Tierney takes to take the throw in," she said. "It might seem like a little thing but this is what composure and killing the momentum of the game looks like."They've just scored, Scotland, he’s swapping the ball, he's waiting and now, Scotland are in shape.
They're in control of the situation now against Switzerland. This is exactly what composure looks like."They looked completely different against Germany.
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